Paris, L'Opera – Historic Print
![Paris, L'Opera, [between 1890 and 1900] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f8/f88f071bc0b2-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Paris, L'Opera. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Paris, L'Opera
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Few buildings of the 1890s appeared in as many picture postcards and travel views as the Paris Opera, and this photochrom presents its façade and the open plaza before it. Charles Garnier's building opened in 1875 after nearly fifteen years of construction, and by the 1890s it stood as the centerpiece of the new boulevards laid out under Baron Haussmann. The photochrom process, developed by the Swiss firm Photoglob in the late 1880s, combined photographs with several color printing plates, giving city scenes a bright finish that suited travelers. The numbered catalog designation, No. 6935, marks it as one of the many views the company issued for sale.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom. |
| Genre | Photochrom prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | No. 6935. P.Z. |
| Subjects | Plazas--France--Paris--1890-1900. Opera houses--France--Paris--1890-1900. City & town life--France--Paris--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,442 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216255 |
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