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Title Proper/Title Text
Palace de la Mécanique Française

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911

Dimensions Description
10.5 x 7 cm.

Inscription Language
French (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

View Type
Exterior Views

Descriptive Note Text

This photograph is attributed to Comerio, likely Luca Fortunato Comerio, a Milanese photographer and filmmaker. The Palace de la Mécanique Française was likely connected to the Pavilion of Festivals and Concerts on one side and the Electricity Hall on the other side. It was listed as number 28 in the Plan Officiel de la Section Française. 

Related Work/Label Identification
Rapport Général de la Section Française by Émile Berr and G. Roger Sandoz (1911: Paris: Comité Français des Expositions, page 241).

Current Repository Numbers
HML-OR-0001-241-1