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The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange , the idea ...
1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial [13] 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria [30] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed; 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition [30]
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History of the United States (1865–1918) ... The World Cotton Centennial World's Fair opens in New Orleans, ... In the "rain year" from July 1883 to June 1884, ...
She patented a barrel-hooping machine in 1881 [11] and 1882, [12] which she displayed at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in 1884. [6] Her invention significantly impacted industrial barrel production (one machine could hoop up to 1,700 barrels per day), and her patent was licensed to the Standard Oil Company for $175 per ...
However, her efforts did not go unnoticed, as she was widely commended for her tireless work with the exposition. She would later serve as a Florida delegate in the World Cotton Centennial (1884), the Exposition Universelle (1889), the World's Columbian Exposition (1893), and Tennessee Centennial (1897). [13]
The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a world's fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier world's fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. The fair was held from May 12 to November 11, 1984, and adopted the theme "The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life," showcasing the ...