#1900 paris exposition

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Alphonse Mucha,

Austria at the 1900 Paris Exposition /Oesterreich auf der Weltausstellung in Paris 1900,

1900, Lithograph.

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The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées

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African American man giving piano lesson to young African American woman. From “Negro Life in Georgia,” an album compiled by W. E. B. Du Bois for the 1900 Paris Exposition.

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Palais des Manufactures Nationale facade from the Exposition Universelle in 1900. The ceramic gateway, which was created by Sèvres Porcelain manufactory, was later moved to the wall of Square Felix-Déésroulles, next to the children’s playground in the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 

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Planche aquarellée représentant le pavillon de la France et la Hollande lors de l'exposition universelle de 1900. Carton, aquarelle, 50 x 36,5 cm © Archives nationales, France

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Olympic Champion of Underwater Swimming

Olympic Champion of Underwater Swimming

Swimmers swimming underwater might bring to mind names like Suzuki or Berkoff. Or if you’re thinking back to Japanese dominance in 1950’s; Masaru Furukawa who swam the first 45m of each length in the 200m breaststroke in 1956 Olympics. But there are earlier underwater champions… In 1900, at the Paris Olympic Games, which was held as a sports event within the Exposition Universelle, there was an…

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This photograph, taken in 1899, depicts five African American officers of the Women's League in Newport, Rhode Island. Unfortunately, I'm not at all certain what Women's League that is—it's not that uncommon a name for an organization—but I can tell you that this photograph was probably taken for the 1900 Paris Exposition.

The Exposition included, as the Library of Congress writes, "a display devoted to the history and 'present conditions' of African Americans. W.E.B. Du Bois and special agent Thomas J. Calloway spearheaded the planning, collection and installation of the exhibit materials, which included 500 photographs."

The event was, of course, imperfect—it was as much about assimilation, traditionally middle-class white values, and proving America's worth to Paris as it was about celebrating the African American men and women depicted—but the photographs it generated continue to be a fascinating (and often otherwise invisible) record.

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Executive board of Women's League, Newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1899

Displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France.