American Exhibits at the Paris Exposition Universelle

Artist Pierre Petit (French, 1832 - 1909)

Date1867

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage: 7 x 9 1/2 inches (17.78 x 24.13 cm)
Sheet: 17 x 21 inches (43.18 x 53.34 cm)

Credit LineGift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

Object number2006.46.6

InscribedPrinted on mount top center: "Exposition Universelle. 1867 Paris." Stamper center bottom mount: "AD on de la concession, 47 Rue le Peletier."

MarkingsPrinted bottom right on mount: "Pierre Petit Phot. del la Comm. Impériale."

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DescriptionThe photograph is an exterior view of American building at the Paris World's Fair. The house is an ornately trimmed small white house on a street among other similar houses. There is a man sitting on a bench in front.

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