Pike Peeps set of 6 Prints of Ethnic Costumes from St Louis Worlds Fair 1904

Description

Set of 6 prints titled "Pike Peeps - World's Fair in St. Louis, 1904. Each print shows a person wearing the traditional costumes of 6 different ethnic groups, each labeled with a small illustration showing a typical decorative scene that matches the illustration. Dark gray paper folio with flip cover holding the illustrations of the 6 prints. Costumes included for a man from the Troylan Alps, an "Indian" (i.e. Native American), Arabs (Streets of Cairo), a woman from "Fair Japan", a Spanish Bull Fighter, and a gondolier from "Golden Venice". Signed by artist St. John. Copyright 1904 by Samuel Cupples Envelope Co. Publishers, St Louis.  11" x 7"."