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[Grand Vestibule and Fountain Bartholdi in the Gallery of Machines, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Wall Art

[Grand Vestibule and Fountain Bartholdi in the Gallery of Machines, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic photograph
[Grand Vestibule and Fountain Bartholdi in the Gallery of Machines, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889]. Historic photograph 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 rare historic photograph captures [Grand Vestibule and Fountain Bartholdi in the Gallery of Machines, Paris Exposition, 1889] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The picture shows the grand vestibule of the Gallery of Machines at the Exposition Universelle of 1889 in Paris, with the fountain by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, who later designed the Statue of Liberty, as its centerpiece. The Gallery of Machines was a vast iron-and-glass hall built for the fair, and the fountain in its entrance space reflected the exposition's effort to pair industrial engineering with monumental art. Albumen prints like this one, made in the 1880s, were the standard way to record such exhibitions for visitors and the public.

Created / published[1889]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1890.
SubjectsExposition universelle de 1889--(Paris, France) Exhibitions--France--Paris--1880-1890. Interiors--France--Paris--1880-1890. Sculpture--France--Paris--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183298

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