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| Introduction |
| 1 | International exhibitions and World Fairs |
| London, Crystal Palace (1850s) |
| 2 | Exhibitions: 1851 Crystal Palace |
| 3 | Benjamin Brecknell Turner: Crystal Palace, Hyde Park |
| 4 | Philip Henry Delamotte: The Crystal Palace (1854-1855) |
| 5 | Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851 (1852) |
| 6 | Royal support for industry, the arts and photography in Victorian Britain |
| Paris, Exposition Universelle (1855) |
| 7 | Paris, Exposition Universelle (1855) |
| 8 | André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (attributed): Exposition universelle des Beaux-Arts. 1855 |
| London, International Exhibition at South Kensington (1862) |
| 9 | B.L. Spackman: Construction at the 1862 International Exhibition at South Kensington, England (1859-1862) |
| 10 | London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company: The International Exhibition of 1862 [Series] |
| Paris, Exposition Universelle (1867) |
| 11 | Exhibitions: 1867 Universal Exposition |
| 12 | Leon & Levy: Paris, Exposition Universelle (1867) |
| 13 | Martínez Sánchez: Public works in Spain (1860s) |
| 14 | Juan Laurent: Public works in Spain (1860s) |
| Sydney (1870) |
| 15 | Album of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia (1870) |
| London, International Exhibition (1871) |
| 16 | Richard Daintree: Images of Queensland (ca. 1870) |
| 17 | London Stereoscopic Company: International Exhibition, London (1871) |
| Vienna (Wien), Weltausstellung (1873) |
| 18 | Vienna, Weltausstellung, 1873 Wien |
| 19 | Vienna, Weltausstellung, 1873 Wien: Commemorative medallion |
| 20 | Pascal Sebah: Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873 |
| Philadelphia, United States Centennial International Exhibition (1876) |
| 21 | Exhibitions: 1876 United States International Exhibition Philadelphia |
| Paris, Exposition Universelle (1878) |
| 22 | Paris, Exposition Universelle (1878) |
| Paris, Exposition Universelle (1889) |
| 23 | Louis-Emile Durandelle: Eiffel Tower (1887-1889) |
| 24 | Albert Fernique: Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris (1888) |
| 25 | Garrigues: Tunis - Exposition Universelle (1889) |
| 26 | Mary Albert Wiggins: Paris, Exposition Universelle (1900) |
| Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition (1893) |
| 27 | Exhibitions: 1893 United States World's Fair Columbian Exposition - The Chicago World's Fair |
| 28 | Robinson & Roi: The Famous Glass Dress - Royal Robe of Princess Eulalia |
| Omaha, Trans-Mississippi Exposition (1898) |
| 29 | Frank Rinehart and Adolph F. Muhr: Attendees of the 1898 Indian Congress |
| 30 | Frank Rinehart and Adolph F. Muir: Native Americans |
| Paris, Exposition Universelle (1900) |
| 31 | Exhibitions: 1900 Universal Exposition |
| St. Louis, The Louisiana Purchase Exposition - The St. Louis World's Fair (1904) |
| 32 | St. Louis, The Louisiana Purchase Exposition - The St. Louis World's Fair (1904) |
| Paris, Exposition Coloniale Internationale (1931) |
| 33 | Exhibitions: 1931 Exposition Coloniale Internationale (Paris) |
| Identity cards with photographs |
| 34 | Photographic passes for international exhibitions |
| Science |
| 35 | The relationships between science and the World Fairs and International Exhibitions |
| Human zoos |
| 36 | Introduction to human zoos |
