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DAVID R. FRANCIS, President WM. H. THOMPSON, Treasurer WALTER B. STEVENS, Secretary WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, 1904 COMMEMORATING THE ACQUISITION OF The Louisiana Territory FREDERICK J.V. SKIFF. Director of Exhibits ----- Department of Art HALSEY C. IVES, Chief Charles M. Kurtz, Assistant-Chief ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT St. Louis, U.S.A., August 25, 1904. Mr. Henry O. Tanner, 70 bis rue Notre Dame des Champs, Paris, France. My dear Sir: I have your letter of recent date, giving the Department permission to reproduce your work in the galleries of the United States section in our handbook, for which please accept my thanks. The biographical notes which you included will answer our purpose very nicely, and will be used to the best advantage possible. Appreciating greatly your courtesy in the matter, believe Very truly yours, Halsey C. Ives Chief, Department of Art. [[sideways note beginning in right margin]] On many things that I have thought of in connection with it I should want to take a short trip to Italy. Of course this a very disconnected + incomplete statement of what I wish to do but I know that you have not time to read pages which after all would only give you a rather vague idea of what I hope to do Should you say I might Thanking you for what you are doing for me + hoping you may like this picture, + that this new suggestion might appeal to you [[believe?]] me [[checkmark]]
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