Views of the Exposition universelle, Paris, 1889. 1889.

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Views of the Exposition universelle, Paris, 1889. 1889.

Exterior and interior views of national and colonial pavilions, international display halls, architect Charles Garnier's Histoire de l'habitation, and other attractions. Interior views of national displays include those of Serbia, Romania, and Uruguay. There is one view of the Galerie des machines, showing Edison's electric generators (all of Edison's 493 inventions were displayed in the Galerie des machines, the largest exposition pavilion). Exterior views of Garnier's small highly detailed buildings depicting the history of human habitation include his Aztec, Egyptian, Hebrew, and Russian examples.

16 photographic prints : albumen ; 21 x 27 cm. or smaller.

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M. F., fl. 1889.

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