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[Press Pavilion, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Print

[Press Pavilion, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[Press Pavilion, 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: [Press Pavilion, 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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[Press Pavilion, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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A pavilion given over to the press sets this picture apart from the many halls of the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, most of which showcased manufactures, machinery, and the arts. The exposition, held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution, drew large crowds to the Champ de Mars and is remembered above all for the Eiffel Tower rising nearby. Albumen prints like this one were the standard photographic medium of the 1880s, just as gelatin methods were coming into wider use, so the picture also preserves how exhibition architecture looked at the time.

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 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183236

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