Paris Exposition: Notes and Impressions
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A magazine essay in Scribner's Magazine giving the author's impressions of the 1889 Paris Centennial Exposition. It discusses the Exposition's political significance for the French Republic, its unified architectural and spectacular design, the Eiffel Tower, the Cairo Street and other exotic attractions (Japanese rooms, Spanish gypsies, Javanese dancers), and a long section on French, American and Dutch painting. Textiles and weaving are not discussed in the sampled text.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- January 1890
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 18
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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