UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION 1889 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE de 1889 - Menu du dîner offert par la Présidence de la République [Sadi CARNOT] le 9 mai 1889, carton encadré d'un liser d'or présentant au verso une vue de l'exposition universelle depuis le Trocadéro avec la Tour Eiffel [qui a été inauguré le 31 mars 1889], papeterie Mauclerc, heliotypie d'A. Quinsac et G. Paquié. Also included: the musical program on cardboard with Carnot's initial, a fold-out map of the World's Fair (partial cuts at the folds), a ticket to the exhibition and a photographic reproduction of a view of the Eiffel Tower and the exhibition pavilions.

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