The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was an exposition held in Nashville from May 1 – October 31, 1897 in what is now Centennial Park. A year late, it celebrated the 100th anniversary
Chromolithograph of bird's-eye view of the expo grounds
The Nashville and Memphis pavilions at night along Watauga Lake; the Commerce Building is at rear
1982 World's Fair
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The 1982 World's Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition and simply as Energy Expo '82 and Expo '82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, Unite
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition
…art museum. Among its exhibits is Alan LeQuire's 1990 re-creation of the Athena Parthenos statue. Nearly a century later, the United States held the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee Virtual Archive -- Tennessee Centennial Exposition—Collection of photographs and sheet music as well as aspects of…
Visitors walking the fairgrounds below the Sunsphere, June 3, 1982
Japanese pavilion with artificial intelligence programmed "Painting Robot"
Children using a touch-screen computer at the U.S. Pavilion
Demolition of the U.S. Pavilion, April 6, 1991