The Field House Museum in St. Louis is dedicated to preserving the legacy and birthplace of author Eugene Field. A temporary exhibit in the museum’s main entryway showcases objects relating to Eugene Field’s involvement at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and his wife Julia Field’s position as juror at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Columbian Exposition books, stereoview cards, tickets, souvenir spoons, and a holograph letter from Mr. Field to Clara Doty Bates fill one display case. Some items from the Chicago World’s Fair are graciously on loan from the Glessner House Museum in Chicago.
“Fantastic Fairs: The Fields at the World’s Fairs” runs at the Field House Museum (634 S Broadway in St. Louis) through July 11, 2021.
