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EXCELLENCE OF CONSTRUCTION. H U M P H R E Y S LTD.,97 Stephen’s Green, Dublin,

IRISH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1907.

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thousand Corporations and Local Boards through­out the World.

All Buildings are despatched from W orks in section^, and are accompanied by experienced

Foreman, who, with assistance of local labour, completes the erection of Church, Chapel, House, Bungalow, Warehouse, Stores, etc., as required.

Intending buyers should call at Humphreys Ltd. Offices, next Canadian Pavilion, Internatipnal Exhibition, Dublin, where various Buildings can be inspected in use, and all particulars as to price, etc., obtained.

Contractors for the fo llow ing im portant Exh ib itions

1879 - - Westminster.1881 - - Brighton.1882 - - Crystal Palace Galleries.1883 - - Fisheries.1884 - - Health.1885 - - Inventions.1886 - - Colonial and Indian.1887 - - American.1888 - - Anglo-Danish.1888 « - Italian.1890 - - Military.1890 - - French.1891 - - The Royal Naval.1894 - - Dundee.1896 - - Cardiff.1900 - - British and Colonial Section, Paris.

Earls Court Exhibitions.1904 - - Capetown, South Africa.1906 - - British and Canadian Buildings, Milan.1907 - - Irish International Exhibition, Dublin.

HUMPHREYS LTD., London, and Dnlblin.Sole Contractors to the Executive Council of the Irish International Exhibition for the Buildings, Lake, Laying-out of Grounds, and Formation of Paths and

Roads, &c., &c., as shewn in all the Photographs of this Official Souvenir.

I r i s h I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n ,

1907.

H I S E xh ib it io n , w hich w a s opened in D u b lin on S a tu rd a y , 4th M a y , by their E x c e l le n c ie s the L o r d L ieuten an t o f Ire land and

^ the C oun tess o f A berdeen , in S tate , in addition to the m a n y kind w ord s spoken by H is E x c e l le n c y , w a s speeded on w hat

is to be hoped a most successfu l career b y the fo llo w in g g ra c io u s

m e ssa g e from H is M ajesty T h e K i n g :—

‘ Given in at Paris.

“ T e l e g r a m .

“ Lord Lieutenant,

“ Viceregal Lodge, Dublin.

“ Trust that the Exhibition you are to open to-day may “ prove a success, and demonstrate International progress made “ by Ireland.

“ E D W A R D R .”

T h is h a p p y in aug u rat ion w a s but a cu lm in a t in g point in theim m ense interest w hich had been aroused th roughout the U nited

K in g d o m , the U n ited S tates , all the B r it ish C o lon ies , the E u ro p e a n countries, and even in far Ja p a n .

T h e principal features o f the E x h ib it io n are s t r ik in g ly effective in character. T h e re are two M ain E n tran ces , one o f w h ich is at B a l ls -

b r id g e —a fash ionable su b u rb abou t two m iles from the centre o f the

C ity , ea s i ly reached by the tram routes from a n y part o f sa m e — and consists of a m agnificent fagade and f ligh t o f steps lea d in g into the V est ib u le or E n tra n c e H a l l , w h ich is em bellish ed with v ie w s o f Ir ish s c e n e r y ; the other entrance is o f s im ila r d e s ign , but less im p o s in g d im ensions, and is on the M oreh am pton R o a d , D o n n y b ro o k , close to the site o f the ancient and w ell-know n F a i r G reen .

T h e G ra n d C entra l P a la ce , with its to w e r in g dom e, occupies the centre o f the P a r k , and is built in the sty le of architecture know n as the Ita l ian R e n a is sa n c e , reca ll in g , in its salient features, m a n y ch a rac­teristics o f the F lore n tin e Sch o o l . R a d i a t in g from it are four im m ense recta n gu la r w in g s , nam ed after the four P ro v in c e s of I re la n d — Lein ster , U lster , M unster, and C o n n a u g h t— devoted to exh ib its o f m anufactured products, in w hich Ir ish firm s m ake more than a creditable d isp la y . In the centre under the dom e are a b and -stand and a great c ircu lar prom enade, capable of a cco m m o d a t in g severa l thousand persons when w eather conditions in the open prove unfavourab le . T h e floor space is equal to 2 ^ acres.

T h e P a la c e o f Industries, with its beautiful fagade and colonnade, has a floor a rea o f 72,000 sq u are feet, a n d , like the G ra n d C entra l P a la ce , is la rg e ly occupied by m anufacturers , but Ita lian and Ja p a n e s e exh ib itors h ave im portant sections in this b u i ld in g , c o n ta in in g a collec­tion o f exh ib its o f a most artistic and attractive description, and N e w Z e a lan d occupies the central section with a sp lendid representation o f

the products of that C o lon y .

T h e P a la c e o f M echanica l A r ts is a h u g e b u i ld in g o f 900 feet in length , and 100 feet in width, or 90,000 feet superfic ial, d iv ided into four sections, v i z . :— T ra n sp o rta t io n , E n g in e e r in g , M a c h in ery in Motion,

and G e n e ra t in g P la n t for pow er and l ig h t in g o f the E x h ib it io n . T h is is, to m a n y visitors, one o f the m ost in teresting departm ents o f the E xh ib it io n . T h e gre a t R a i lw a y and S te a m sh ip C o m p a n ies are m a k in g

a. su p erb d isp la y , w h ile the up-to-date installation of E lectr ica l G e n e ra ­t in g P la n t and A p p l ia n c e s , and var io u s m a n u fa ctu r in g processes at w ork com m an d the greatest attention.

T h e P a la c e o f F in e A rts is a b u i ld in g o f g reat beauty, which •accommodates, in its area o f 33 ,000 squ are feet, a num b er o f sections, viz. : the Ir ish A r t Collection, b ro u g h t together b y the labours o f the

D ub lin C om m ittee ; the B rit ish and F o re ig n Collection o f P ictu res , S ta tu a ry and T a p estr ies , o rg a n ised by the L o n d o n C om m ittee o f d istin­g u ish ed A r t C o n n oisse urs , w ho h ave so g e n e ro u s ly g iv e n their serv ices for the purpose, and w hich, in extent and im portance, su rp asse s a n y ­th in g hitherto accom plish ed outside o f L ond on ; the Ir ish H istorical Collection of objects o f interest, w h ich is the result o f the successfu l efforts o f an active local C om m ittee ; the N apoleon ic Section con ta in in g relics o f the G reat N apoleon and the m an y Ir ish so ld iers who served in his A r m y ; and a P h o to g ra p h ic Section , under the ausp ices o f the P h o to g ra p h ic S o c ie ty o f Ireland.

T h e re are other and im portant b u i ld in gs , in c lu d in g the g ro u p sp ec ia l ly devoted to Ir ish H o m e and C o ttag e In d u s t r ie s ; the C an a d ia n

P a v i l io n , erected b y the C a n a d ia n G o ve rn m en t on a m agnificent scale, in w hich the products o f the D om in io n are so a rra n g e d as to constitute one o f the greatest attractions of the E xh ib it io n ; the F ren c h P a v i l io n ,

T h e construction o f the B u i ld in g s , G rou n

H u m p h re y s L td . , o f D ub lin and L o n d o n ,

erected under the sanction of the F re q c h G o vern m en t, for the exhibition of p u re ly F re n c h products, and representing a de lightfu l ex a m p le of w h at can be done by these past masters in the art o f E x p o s it io n of A r ts

and M anufactures ; a v e ry fine H a l l for the d isp la y of the num erous industries connected with G a s , an Ir ish D a ir y , W o r k i n g B ak er ies , and m a n y h an d som e K io s k s for va r io u s purposes.

T h e D in in g R o o m s , R e stau ra n ts , and T e a R o o m s are num erous, most spacious, and lu xu r io u s ly appointed . T h e w ell-know n Lo n d o n

caterers, M essrs . J . L y o n s & C o ., L td . , m a n a g e these for the E x h ib it io n , and po p u lar prices are the rule. In the sp lend id “ P a l a c e ” R e sta u ra n t the serv ice is equal in all respects to that o f the best L o n d o n H ote ls

and R e stau ra n ts .

T h e re is a C oncert H a ll o f noble proportions, to seat two thousand persons, besides the O rchestra , and w hich contains a new sp ec ia lly - built o rg a n , by N orm an & B ea rd , o f Le icester ; and a P r o g r a m m e of M usica l A rra n g e m e n ts o f exceptional merit and attractiveness has been arra n g ed .

A v e ry la rg e sum o f m oney has been spent in a lte r in g the levels o f the P a r k and la y in g out the g ro u n d s on a plan w hich com bines beauty and c h a rm in g variety . A n extensive lake, with picturesque

b r id g es and is lands, has been constructed, and a W a t e r C hute, R iv e r s o f Ire land, S w itc h b a c k R a i lw a y , H e lter S k e lte r L ig h th o u se , S h o o t in g G a lle r ies , and S o m a l i V i l l a g e are som e o f the num erous S id e -S h o w s w hich afford am u sem ent to visitors. T h e re will be continuous B a n d P erform ances d a i ly , both in the open and under cover, d u r in g the entire season, for w hich the best-known and most popu lar M il ita ry and O rchestra l B a n d s h ave been e n g a g e d .

ds and L a k e w a s carried out b y M essrs .

the Official C ontractors to the E x e c u t iv e .

THE MAIN AVENUE LOOKING TOWARDS THE GRAND CENTRAL PALACE. THE CANADIAN PAVILION ON LEFT.

STATE CEREMONY.— HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND OPENS THE EXHIBITION, MAY 4th, 1907.

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TH E P A LA C E OF INDUSTRIES.

THEIR MAJESTIES KING EDWARD VII. AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA VISIT THE EXHIBITION, JULY 10th, 1907.

AN AFTERNOON ON 'WE TERRACE.

A ROOM IN TH E P A LA C E OF FINE ARTS.

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TH E ITALIAN T E R R A C E AND PALAC E OF FINE ARTS.

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THE HOME INDUSTRIES SECTION—VIEW ACROSS THE LAKE.

THE PA LA C E OF M ECH ANICAL ARTS.

THE OUT-DOOR BANDSTAND.

VIEW IN THE CANADIAN PAVILION.

THE WATER CHUTE.

N E W ZE A LA N D SECTION—P A LA C E OF INDUSTRIES.

THE BAND STAND AND MAIN AVENUE BY NIGHT.( By kind permission of the Alliance and Dublin Consumers' Gas Company.)

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O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n s ,

I r is h In t e r n a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n ,

1907.

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