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[French colonial blockhouse in the Senegalese Village, Paris Exposition, 1889] – Antique Print

[French colonial blockhouse in the Senegalese Village, Paris Exposition, 1889], [1889] — historic print
[French colonial blockhouse in the Senegalese Village, 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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Step back in time with [French colonial blockhouse in the Senegalese Village, Paris Exposition, 1889], a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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At the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, a French colonial blockhouse stood in the Senegalese Village, one of the reconstructed settlements that let visitors see distant colonies up close. Such fortified posts were a familiar feature of French rule in West Africa, where forts and garrisons anchored trade and military control. The fair, held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution and remembered for the Eiffel Tower, drew large crowds, and its colonial displays presented empire as a source of national pride. This albumen print, made in the 1880s, preserves a view of that staged colonial landscape.

Created / published[1889]
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1890.
SubjectsExposition universelle de 1889--(Paris, France) Exhibitions--France--Paris--1880-1890. Blockhouses.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,278 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183207

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