10th annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair of Portland, Oregon and Catalogue of the tenth annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair
Description:
BEIN Zc74 888po: From the library of Dr. Franz R. Stenzel and Mrs. Kathryn M. Stenzel. Original wrappers. and Advertising matter throughout.
Title from item., In right margin: 118 ; Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition., From: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition, 1876., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Frank Leslie's Publishing House
Subject (Name):
Centennial Exhibition
Subject (Topic):
Preschool children, Kindergarten, Women kindergarten teachers, Exhibitions, Teaching, Spectators, Children, and Teachers
Title from captions below images., Date of publication based date of the Great Exhibition: 1 May to 15 October, 1851., Two designs, one above the other; each signed and individually captioned., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Exhibition, Crowds, Exhibition buildings, and Exhibitions
“Maquettes singulièrement élequentes au Pavillon des Missions. Salle de Madagascar (Pères Jesuites). À Gauche: Chiffres comparés (réprésentés par des statuettes) des Missionnaires et des Catholiques à Madagascar. En 1880: 48 Missionnaires, 20,000 Catholiques. En 1930: 190 Missionnaires, 400,000 Catholiques. Le nombre des Missionnaires a seulement quadruplé; tandis que celui des Catholiques a ‘vingtuplé’. À droit: Résumé des travaux linguistiques, ethnologiques, historiques, etc. réalisés par les Pères Jésuites à Madagascar en 60 ans, et imprimés par les petites presses de la Mission. Plus de deux millions de livres et de brochures qui, entassés, fomeraient une pile de vingt kilomètres de hauteur.” A picture from the Madagascar room in the missions pavilion at the Colonial Exposition is shown. Statistics on the number of missionaries and Catholics in Madagascar, along with the volumes of scholarly materials produced by the Jesuits are given. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Procure de la Mission de Madagascar (Tananarive). 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris (XVe). E. Weibel, Imp.-Édit., 131 Bd Raspail. Paris." There is no handwriting on the back.
“ ̶ Pavillon des Missions ̶ Salle de Madagascar (Pères Jésuites) l’Observatoire deTananarive (dirigé par les Pères Jésuites). Le seul que la France possède dans l’hémisphère austral. Fondé en 1889 – Détruit en 1895 – Reconstruit en 1897. à droite: le P. Colin, Fondateur; à gauche: le P. Roblet, Cartographe célèbre; au milieu: le P. Poisson, Directgeur actuel.” Pictures of the missions exhibit on the astronomical observatory in Antananarivo led by the French Jesuits are depicted. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: "Procure de la Mission de Madagascar (Tananarive). 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris (XVe). Weibel, Imp.-Édit., 131 Bd Raspail. Paris." There is no handwriting on the back.