Interior, Exhibition Hall, Prince Alfred Park with French exhibit

1875
Glass photonegative

The French Industrial Exhibition and Camellia Show opened in the Exhibition Hall, Prince Alfred Park, on 21 June 1875. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 1875:

The exhibits generally partake more of the ornamental than the useful; in fact the Exhibition may be compared to a grand fancy bazaar … In the centre of the main court, next to the fountain, is a case of coloured tarlatans, which were examined with very much interest by lady visitors. These fabrics were of most excellent workmanship. The boots and shoes shown call for no special remark. They cannot compare with the generality of colonial workmanship.