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[Palace of Liberal Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Print

[Palace of Liberal Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[Palace of Liberal Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889]. Historic print from the World's Fairs collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Palace of Liberal Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889], preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Palace of Liberal Arts was one of the many exhibition halls raised for the Exposition Universelle of 1889 in Paris, a fair that marked the centennial of the French Revolution and drew millions of visitors. Its exhibits covered the arts, education, and the applied sciences, and the building reflected the period's enthusiasm for large-scale iron and glass construction. This albumen print, made with a process common in the 1880s that produced warm, slightly glossy tones, preserves the fair's architecture as contemporaries saw it. The fair's most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, was completed for the same event.

Created / published[1889]
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1890.
SubjectsExposition universelle de 1889--(Paris, France)--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--France--Paris--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,279 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183251

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