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[Persian house in the History of Habitation exhibit, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Wall Art

[Persian house in the History of Habitation exhibit, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[Persian house in the History of Habitation exhibit, 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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Among the reconstructed dwellings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris was a house representing Persia, shown in the fair's History of Habitation exhibit. The exhibit grouped homes from many regions and cultures to show how people had built and lived across time and place, a approach typical of the era's fascination with ethnography and world cultures. Fairs like this one, which also featured the newly built Eiffel Tower, presented such displays to large crowds as lessons in global diversity and progress. This albumen print captures the building as visitors would have encountered it, offering a glimpse of how Europe framed non-Western architecture for public audiences.

Created / published[1889]
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1890.
SubjectsExposition universelle de 1889--(Paris, France)--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--France--Paris--1880-1890. Dwellings.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,262 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183296

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