Palais de l'Industrie, Exposition universelle de 1855, Champs-Elysées, actuel 9ème arrondissement, Paris.

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Palais de l'Industrie, Exposition universelle de 1855, Champs-Elysées, actuel 9ème arrondissement, Paris.

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Etiquette - Au verso étiquette avec lettres noires imprimées "Palais de l'Industrie. / Vue Extérieure.". Cette étiquette est entourée d'une bande noire.
Poinçon - Sur la plaque de droite, en bas à gauche, poinçon en forme d'étoile à 4 branches.
Vue stéréoscopique inversée du parc autour du palais de l'Industrie, Exposition universelle de 1855, Champs-Elysées, actuel 9éme arrondissement, Paris. Paysage urbain, vue d'architecture, vue en relief.

André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819-1889) was a French photographer who pioneered the carte de visite, a small photographic print mounted on a card. He is credited with popularising this format, which became widespread in the mid-19th century and had a significant impact on portrait photography and mass communication. Disdéri's innovation made portrait photography more affordable and accessible to the general public, facilitating the exchange of portraits between friends, family and public figures. His work played a crucial role in the development of photography as both an art form and a means of social documentation.

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1855
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Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris
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