Lighthouse exhibit at the International Exhibition of Electricity, Paris, 1881

Lighthouse exhibit at the International Exhibition of Electricity, Paris, 1881

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: DH-s017. This photograph was taken at the first International Exposition of Electricity, which was held in Paris, France, from August to November, 1881.  "B. and F."  is Barbier et Fenestre, who made Fresnel lenses for lighthouses (the company was later named: Barbier, Bénard et Turenne).

Caption on photograph

3 white flashes and then a red Electric Light made by B. and F. Intn. Exhn. of Electricity, Paris 1881.

Location

Paris

Date

1881

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph