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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:World's_Fair
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gptkbp:architectural_style
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Victorian architecture
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gptkbp:attendance
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Over 1 million
1.5 million
Over 500,000
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gptkbp:closing_ceremony
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June 2, 1885
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gptkbp:collectibility
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Postcards
Commemorative medals
Souvenir books
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Promoted Southern culture
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gptkbp:duration
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6 months
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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Boosted local economy
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gptkbp:exhibition_space
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Over 100 acres
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gptkbp:exhibitor
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Over 20 countries
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gptkbp:exhibits
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African American contributions
Native American contributions
Asian contributions
European contributions
Latin American contributions
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Post-Civil War Reconstruction era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First World's Fair in the Southern United States
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future expositions in the South
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:New_Orleans
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:World's_Industrial_and_Cotton_Centennial_Exposition
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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Medals for industrial achievements
Medals for agricultural achievements
Medals for artistic achievements
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gptkbp:notable_speakers
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:Henry_Grady
gptkb:John_A._Roebling
gptkb:Booker_T._Washington
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gptkbp:notable_visitor
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gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
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gptkbp:opening_ceremony
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December 16, 1884
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Pan-American_Exposition
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition
gptkb:Exposition_Universelle
gptkb:Cotton_States_Exposition
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gptkbp:significance
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First major international exposition in the South
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Cotton_States_and_International_Exposition
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gptkbp:theme
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Industry and Cotton
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gptkbp:tourist_attraction
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Industrial exhibits
Cotton exhibits
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gptkbp:transportation
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Boats
Railroads
Streetcars
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gptkbp:venue
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Exposition Hall
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gptkbp:year
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1884
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1884_World's_Fair_in_New_Orleans
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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