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[Pavilion of Bolivia, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Historic Print

[Pavilion of Bolivia, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[Pavilion of Bolivia, 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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This photograph documents the Bolivian national pavilion at the Exposition Universelle of 1889, one of many foreign display buildings erected across the Champ de Mars and nearby grounds in Paris. The fair marked the centenary of the French Revolution and drew millions of visitors, and national pavilions like this one showed each country's industries, crafts and trade to an international audience. The print is an albumen print, a process that coated paper with egg white and was widely used through the 1880s, so its tonal range and surface reflect the photographic methods of the period.

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 × 3,245 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183325

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