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Exposition Universelle de 1889

Books & Magazines
Inventory number
2025.7.10.5.BM.BO.1889.FR
Description
Photo album bound in red leather documenting the 1889 World's Fair. Cover features a blue square and gold lettering with botanical motifs. Contains 40 pages (2 cover pages, 36 photograph pages, 2 blank pages) with black and white photographs depicting key exhibits, pavilions, and scenes from the exposition grounds. 

The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a world's fair organized to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution and showcase France's industrial, cultural, and technological achievements to the world. 32 million visitors attended and it featured exhibitions from almost every major nation. 
 
Materials
Paper
Leather
Cardboard
Photographic film
Origin
October 28 1889 Paris, France
Dimensions
Width : 5.08 cm
Length : 26.67 cm
Height : 19.05 cm