Question: Which building on the Danforth Campus housed an exhibition of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee gifts during the 1904 World’s Fair?
Answer: D) The university was the setting for the fair. While Brookings Hall served as the fair’s administrative building, Ridgley Hall housed a display of the queen’s gifts. Read more about the roles of early buildings from University Libraries.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Mary Wingate, a staff member in the Cardiovascular Division of the School of Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU!” luggage tag!
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