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The Paris Gigantic Wheel and Varieties Company Limited

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Parisian Fields

It was an intriguing postcard, titled simply “Paris. La Grande Roue” (Paris, The Big Wheel). I didn’t recognize it, but I liked it, so I bought it. Little did I know that this purchase at an antiques fair in Paris … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris expositions, Paris history, Paris popular culture, Paris postcards | Tagged 1900 Exposition Universelle, avenue de Suffren, Blackpool, Columbian Exposition of 1893, Earl's Court, Eiffel Tower, Ferris Wheel, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., H. Cecil Booth, La Grande Roue, Le Wonderland, Norman Anderson, Paris Gigantic Wheel and Varieties Company Limited, Sylvain Ageorges, Théodore Vienne, universal exposition, Victor Breyer, Vienna, Walter B. Basset | 17 Comments
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