Digital Collections and Research (DCR) is delighted to announce the
launch of the newest digital collection at the University of Maryland
Libraries. "A Treasury of World's Fair Art & Architecture"
<http://www.lib.umd.edu/digital/worldsfairs/> provides access to art and
architecture related images, virtual museum-like curated tours, and
contextual essays covering a broad number of international fairs,
selected from the rich World's Fair Collection at the Architecture
Library, University of Maryland (UM).
Images were scanned from a variety of visual media such as photographs,
stereographs, prints, which illustrated memorabilia and artifacts, such
as sheet music, maps, pamphlets, trade cards, postcards, souvenir
ribbons and scarves. Specific fairs were selected because of their
international representation from the first international fair, the
"Crystal Palace" in London (1851) through the present, although the
Treasury's collection is strongest for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial
exhibition and the 1904 St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
This digital library was conceived and developed collaboratively by
staff in multiple UM Libraries units, including the Art and Architecture
Libraries; Digital Collections and Research, Technical Services
Division, and Information Technology Division.
We invite you to explore the collection by searching for specific
images, exploring virtual exhibits, and reading informative essays. For
further information, please contact Patricia Kosco Cossard, Subject
Librarian for Architecture and Historic Preservation <[log in to unmask]>
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Joan Stahl
Branch Manager, Art & Architecture Libraries
University of Maryland
2213 Art-Sociology Building
College Park, MD 20742
Tel.: 301-405-9065
Fax: 301-314-9725
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