Summary
Report prepared for the US Senate on the United States' representation at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. It contains a list of exhibitors with prizes awarded, and a series of papers about commerce, trade and industry in Victoria including one on the military capacity of the Victorian Armed forces.
The Centennial International Exhibition celebrated 100 years of British settlement and surpassed the grand scale of the1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, attracting over two million visitors (approximately 69% of the colony's population at the time).
Physical Description
Light tan hard-cover book with remains of a sepia embossed edging, containing 450 printed pages with several black and white photographs. Leather cover.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Peter M. Warner, 1996
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Publisher
Government Printing Office, Washington, United States of America, 1890
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Aug 1888 - 31 Jan 1889
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Inscriptions
On spine: REPORTS/OF THE/U.S. COMMISSIONERS/TO THE/ CENTENNIAL/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/AT MELBOURNE/1888. SENATE/EXECUTIVE/DOCUMENTS/1st SESS., 51st CONG./1889-90/VOL. 4.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne centennial exhibition 1888, Official records
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overall dimensions
158 mm (Width), 30 mm (Depth), 232 mm (Height)
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References
Dunstan, D. 'Victorian Icon', 1996, pp187-219.
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Keywords
Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Great Exhibitions, Parliamentary Papers, Publications, World Fairs
