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Rh shown at the St. Louis Exposition, and in April provided for the circulation of 250,000 souvenir Lewis and Clark silver dollar coins, which had a far-reaching effect in giving publicity to the Exposition.



Foreign Countries Participate. On May 3, 1904, the first ground for the construction of the Exposition was broken amidst imposing ceremonies conducted by Jefferson Myers, president of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission. Twenty-three buildings were then erected — three of which were for the government, thirteen for the