Exposition Universelle De Paris, 1867. Grotto. Horticultural Gardens – Antique Print
(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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Exposition Universelle De Paris, 1867. Grotto. Horticultural Gardens comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Exposition Universelle De Paris, 1867. Grotto. Horticultural Gardens
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Few stereographs from the 1867 Exposition Universelle capture its garden side as directly as this view of a grotto in the Horticultural Gardens. The fair, held on the Champ de Mars in Paris, drew millions of visitors and showcased industry, art, and design from across the world under Napoleon III. Artificial grottoes and rockwork were a favorite feature of Second Empire landscape design, and stereo cards like this one were sold in large numbers, letting viewers at home move through the fair's displays in three dimensions. The record gives no photographer's name, so the card's maker and exact vantage point remain uncertain.
| Created / published | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Expositions--1867; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,671 × 1,686 px · prints to 6 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132990 |
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