Centenario da Indepedencia do Brasil / photo Bippus Rio. – Antique Photo Print
(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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Centenario da Indepedencia do Brasil / photo Bippus Rio.
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Dated September 7, 1922, this night view shows buildings from the Centenary Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, held to mark a century since Brazil declared independence from Portugal on that same date in 1822. Night exposures were difficult for photographers of the period, so the lit facades stand out as a record of how the city presented itself to visitors during the celebration. The print is credited to Bippus of Rio and belongs to a group of 1920s night photographs in the Library of Congress. Many of the exhibition's pavilions were built for this one event, so their illuminated outlines are worth a close look.
| Created / published | 1922 Sept. 7. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Night photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | No. Br-30, no. 48, no. 161. |
| Subjects | Exposicão do Centenario do Brasil--(1922-1923 :--Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)--Buildings. Exhibitions--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 886 × 711 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-202152 |
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