Louisiana Purchase Expo,Boer War Spectacle,1904
Boer War Exhibit,St. Louis World's Fair,1904. Frank Fillis produced what was advertised as "the greatest,most realistic military spectacle known in the history of the world". Different portions of the concession featured a British Army encampment,several South African native villages (including Zulu,Bushmen,Swazi,and Ndebele) and a 15 acre arena in which soldiers paraded,sporting events and horse races were held and major battles from the Second Boer War were re-enacted twice a day. Battle recreations took 2-3 hours and included several Generals and 600 veteran soldiers from both sides of the war. At the conclusion of the show,the Boer General Christiaan de Wet would escape on horseback by leaping from a height of 35 feet into a pool of water. Cropped stereograph by International View Company,1904.
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