Caption
Galerie des machines, Interior of the machine hall during the World Exhibition in Antwerp, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Th. Lantin, Antwerp, cliché maker: Joseph Maes, 1894, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 160 mm x width 219 mm, interior, representation of a building, world fair, world exhibition, exhibition, show, machines, parts of machines, tools and appliances, A wide interior view of a large industrial hall with a high arched roof supported by rows of slender columns and trusses, long clerestory windows along the upper walls, and patterned roofing ribs; the floor area contains numerous machines, engines, and metal frameworks arranged in rows with scaffolding, platforms, and workbenches, and various parts, crates, and coiled materials scattered around; a balustraded upper walkway runs along one side above a stairway leading down to the main floor; several workers in dark clothing stand near the foreground among the equipment; hanging decorative fabric swags line a lower canopy area above some of the displays; the overall scene is monochrome with strong contrasts and fine grain.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B06_134
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