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[Pavilion of the Ministry of Public Works, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Print

[Pavilion of the Ministry of Public Works, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[Pavilion of the Ministry of Public Works, 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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[Pavilion of the Ministry of Public Works, Paris Exposition, 1889] comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Among the many halls raised for the Exposition universelle of 1889, this one belonged to France's Ministry of Public Works, the state agency responsible for roads, bridges, canals and railways. The fair opened in May 1889 to mark the centenary of the French Revolution and drew millions of visitors to the Champ de Mars, where the Eiffel Tower served as its best-known landmark. Ministries and private firms used such pavilions to show engineering, construction methods and public works projects to a global audience. This albumen print, made in the 1880s, preserves the look of that exhibition architecture before most of the site was taken down.

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 scan3,286 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183215

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