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Paris Exposition, 1900. Palace of Fine arts, Rotunda of Small Statuary Hall – Historic Reproduction

Paris Exposition, 1900. Palace of Fine arts, Rotunda of Small Statuary Hall, [c1900] — historic photograph
Paris Exposition, 1900. Palace of Fine arts, Rotunda of Small Statuary Hall, [c1900]. 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 Paris Exposition, 1900. Palace of Fine arts, Rotunda of Small Statuary Hall in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Paris Exposition, 1900. Palace of Fine arts, Rotunda of Small Statuary Hall

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Inside the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1900 Paris Exposition, a rotunda held a display of small-scale statuary, and this view shows how the figures were arranged for visitors. The Exposition Universelle drew enormous crowds to the banks of the Seine that year, and new buildings such as the Grand Palais and Petit Palais were built to showcase painting and sculpture from many countries. The photograph is credited to William H. Rau, a Philadelphia photographer who produced and sold views of international expositions, which explains its straightforward, documentary approach.

Created / published[c1900]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto copyrighted by William H. Rau. No. 20458. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Sculpture; Exhibitions--1900; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,238 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137924

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