JPS World's Fairs: 1889

JON PAUL SANK'S WORLD'S FAIRS PAGE: 1889

1889 PARIS (BIE World Expo):

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Websites, Pages:
- 1889 "Exposition Universelle" Paris World Fair Wiki (1889parisworldfair.fandom.com)
- Video:
  - History 2 Lesson 2: The 1889 World Exposition (YouTube, lecture, 9m02s)
- Pictures:
  - Paris 1889 World's Fair - Exposition Universelle de Paris (YouTube, pictures with added music, 12m24s)
  - France, Paris, Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889 (YouTube, pictures with added music, 7m58s)
  - Exposition Universelle 1889 à Paris (YouTube, pictures with added music, 7m27s)
  - Paris 1889 World's Fair (YouTube, pictures with added music, 3m51s)
  - Souvenir de L'Exposition Universelle 1889 (view book, 16pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Exposition Universelle et Paris 1889 (view book, 88pp, at Internet Archive)
  - L'Exposition Universelle de 1889: Grand Ouvrage Illustré (view book, 174pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Revue Technique de l'Exposition Universelle de 1889 par un Comité d'Ingénieurs, de Professeurs, d'Architectes et de Constructeurs (book of diagrams, 96pp, at Internet Archive)
  - The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (at Un Jour de plus à Paris)
  - Exposition Universelle de 1889 (National Gallery of Art)
    - Slideshow (24 pictures with captions)
  - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs:
    - LOT 6001
    - LOT 6634
  - Categories at Wikimedia Commons:
- Guides, Maps, Catalogues:
  - Guide Illustré de l'Exposition Universelle (book, 224pp, at Gallica)
  - Guide-Album du Touriste: Vingt Jours A Paris Pendant L'Exposition Universelle (book, 198pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Guide Illustré: L'Exposition de 1889 et la Tour Eiffel d'apres les Documents Officiels par un Ingénieur (book, 214pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Plan Officiel de l'Exposition Universelle de 1889 (map book at Hathi Trust)
  - Maps of the Exposition Universelle (1889) (JPGs and PNGs, maps, at Wikimedia Commons)
  - Catalogue Général Officiel: Tome 1: Groupe 1: Œuvres d'Art (book, 330pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Catalogue Général Officiel: Exposition Rétrospective du Travail et des Sciences Anthropologiques (books, at Internet Archive):
    - Tome 1: Anthropologie, Ethnographie (260pp)
    - Tome 2: Arts Libéraux (176pp)
    - Tome 3: Arts et Métiers (132pp)
    - Tome 4: Moyens de Transport (86pp)
    - Tome 5: Arts Militaires (328pp)
- Exhibits, Pavilions, Shows:
  - Central Dome
    - Le Dôme Central à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889 (article at L'Histoire Par L'Image)
  - Chile
  - China
    - Maison Chinoise (YouTube, 3-D model, 1m38s)
    - Pavillon Chinois (YouTube, 3-D model, 1m54s)
    - Les Participations de la Chine dans les Expositions universelles à Paris (YouTube, 3-D models with music, 12m43s)
  - Decauville Railway
    - Le "Chemin de Fer Portatif" Decauville (article, at Rue des Lumières)
  - Eiffel Tower
    - Construction de la Tour Eiffel (YouTube, pictures and text with added music, 9m10s)
    - The Eiffel Tower with View of Tower and Portrait of M. Eiffel (booklet, 36pp, at Internet Archive)
    - Tour Eiffel: Le Monument (webpage at TourEiffel.Paris)
    - La construction de la Tour Eiffel (article, at L'Histoire par l'Image)
    - Visions de la Tour Eiffel (article, at L'Histoire par l'Image)
    - Eiffel Tower: 10 things you may not have known (article, at The Columbus Dispatch)
    - Convention pour la Construction de la Tour Eiffel (document images, at Wikimedia Commons)
    - La Tour de 300 Mètres: Le Musical (latourde300metres.fr/en)
      - At Facebook (facebook.com/latourde300metres)
      - La Tour de 300 Mètres: Le Musical, Bande-Annonce (YouTube, trailer, with English subtitles, 1m37s)
  - Fine Arts:
    - Exposition Universelle de 1889: Catalogue Illustré des Beaux-Arts, 1789-1889 (DJVU, book, 400pp, at Wikimedia Commons)
  - Fontaine Bartholdi
  - Galerie des Machines
    - Structural Details (pictures, at Wikimedia Commons)
    - Vélodrome d'Hiver (pictures, at Wikimedia Commons)
  - Grand Foudre Mercier
  - Kampong Javanais:
    - Javanese Gamelan at the 1889 Exposition Universelle (article, at Foreign Musicians in Paris)
    - Exposition Universelle 1889: Un Kampong Javanais au Cœur du Trocadéro (article, at Le Petit Journal)
    - Gamelan dari Le Kampong Javanais (article, at Portal Informasi Indonesia)
    - Le Kampong Javanais à l'Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1889 (article, at Persée)
  - Palais des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Libéraux
    - Selected Paintings from the Paris Exhibition of 1889 (book, 33 plates, at Internet Archive)
  - Panorama Le Tout-Paris
  - Persia:
    - La Perse à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889 (article, at Terre d'Iran)
  - Theatre:
    - Le Théatre a L'Exposition Universelle de 1889 (book, 125pp, at Internet Archive)
      - At Google Play Books
  - Tiffany and Co.:
    - Tiffany & Co. (booklet, 32pp, in English and en français, at Internet Archive)
    - Tiffany and Co., Paris Exhibition 1889, Thomas Webb and Sons, Gem Cameo (YouTube, artifact view, silent, 1m12s)
  - United States of America:
    - Official Catalogue of the United States Fine Arts Section (booklet, 22pp, at Internet Archive)
    - Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Universal Exposition of 1889 at Paris (books at Internet Archive):
      - Volume I (681pp)
      - Volume II: Fine Arts, Education, Textiles, Manufacturing, Etc. (1192pp)
      - Volume III: Mechanical, Civil Engineering (1037pp)
      - Volume IV: Electricity, Military, Life-Saving, Alimentary, Horticulture (1294pp)
      - Volume V: Agriculture (1148pp)
  - Uruguay
  - Volpini Exhibition
    - Paul Gauguin: Paris 1889 (YouTube, museum exhibit intro, 5m05s)
    - An Exhibition About an Exhibition (article, at Cleveland Museum of Art)
- Music:
  - Esclarmonde (Massenet):
    - San Francisco Opera (audio) (YouTube, 2h26m56s)
    - Teatro Regio di Torino premiere (television) (YouTube, 2h41m35s)
    - Esclarmonde (Wikipedia)
      - Original poster for the premiere at the Expo (JPG)
  - Les Musiques Bizarres à l'Exposition (Benedictus) (YouTube, performance, 5m40s)
    - Les musiques bizarres à l'Exposition (book with piano scores, 87pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Gnossienne Numeró 5 (Erik Satie) (YouTube, audio, 3m52s)
  - Rhapsodie Cambodgienne (Excerpt) (Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray) (SoundCloud, audio, 2m28s)
    - Notated Music (PDF, score, 28pp, at MusOpen)
    - Adriano: Bourgault-Ducoudray Cambodian Rhapsody (article, at Virtuoso Channel)
  - Debussy and Non-Western Music:
    - Claude Debussy's Gamelan (article at College Music Symposium)
    - Debussy und die Weltausstellung 1889 (audio, auf Deutsch, 7m40s, at ARD Mediathek)
    - Pagodes (Debussy) (YouTube, 6m40s)
    - Musical Links Investigation: Debussy and Vietnamese Music (debussyvietnam.weebly.com)
  - Relevant YouTube Playlists:
    - Music of 1888 and 1889 (10 videos)
    - 1850-1899: Les Chansons de Ces Années-Là (22 videos)
    - Gamelan:
      - Gamelan Jawa (15 videos)
      - Popular Videos: Gamelan Semar Pegulingan (200 videos)
      - Javanese Gamelan Lessons (60 videos)
    - Beautiful Vietnamese Traditional Songs (27 videos)
    - Traditional Music of Cambodia and The Pinpeat (26 videos)
    - Cambodian Traditional Music (18 videos)
  - The Royal Ballet of Cambodia (YouTube Channel)
  - Musical Encounters at the 1889 Paris World's Fair (book preview at Google Books)
- Texts:
  - Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1889 (book, 635pp, at Internet Archive)
    - At Hathi Trust
  - L'Exposition Universelle de 1889: Grand Ouvrage Illustré Historique, Encyclopédique, Descriptif (book, 670pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Figaro Exposition (Supplément du Figaro) (book, en français, 174pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Opening of the Paris World's Fair: May 6, 1889 (article with embedded links, at FishWrap)
  - L'Exposition de Paris (journal hebdomadaire) (page images, periodical, 40 issues, at Wikimedia Commons)
  - Paris's World Fair of 1889 by Kimberly Phillips (9 slides at SlideShare)
  - Causeries Scientifique: Exposition Universelle 1889 (book, 738pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Revista de la Exposición Universal de Paris (1889) (book, 580pp, at Internet Archive)
  - L'Exposition de Paris (1889): Prémièr et Deuxième Volumes Réunis (PDF, book, bound periodical, 498pp, at Wikimedia Commons)
  - Exposition universelle internationale de 1889 à Paris. Rapport général (books, at Hathi Trust):
    - Volume 1: Historique; Préliminaires (448pp)
    - Volume II: Travaux (716pp)
    - Volume III: Exploitation, Services, Financier (534pp)
    - Volume IV: Beaux-Arts, Education, Arts Libéraux (600pp)
    - Volume V: Mobilier, Tissus, Vêtements (642pp)
    - Volume VI: Industries, Produits Bruts, Etc. (650pp)
    - Volume VII: Industries mécaniques, Électricité (580pp)
    - Volume VIII: Alimentaires, Agriculture, Aquiculture, Horticulture (638pp)
    - Volume IX: Sociale, Travail, Anthropologiques (478pp)
    - Volume X: Pièces Annexes (480pp)
  - Online Books Page: Exposition universelle de 1889 (at University of Pennsylvania)
- Collections, Archives:
  - "exposition universelle 1889" (search results, at Library of Congress)
  - Paris Exposition Universelle 1889 (at PICRYL Collections)
- Other:
  - Le Grand Jeu du Bébeé Jumeau
Section Last Modified February 10, 2023