Paris World's Fair, 1889 - Lot 628

Paris World's Fair, 1889 Composite album comprising eighty-seven (87) albumen prints, the vast majority (60) devoted to the 1889 Universal Exhibition, including numerous views of pavilions and exhibition details, astonishing Bolivian mummies and a fascinating cycle on the history of work through time and different civilizations presented by mannequins (11), plus a small construction image of the Eiffel Tower, (9.5 x 7.3 cm). The album begins with a series of views from the same period, devoted to Western France: Thouars (3), Clisson (6), Tiffauges (3), Talmont, Les Sables-d'Olonne (4), return from tuna fishing, seascapes, rural and agricultural life, Chartres. All the prints are held in the album by their corners, which are slipped under special notches, and the vast majority are precisely captioned in handwriting on the mounts. Album: H. 37 cm - W. 29.5 cm Prints in various formats, mostly: H. 16 cm - W. 22 cm approx. DV