Fireworks display for the 14 July 1801 anniversary, Champs-Élysées – Historic Print
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Fireworks display for the 14 July 1801 anniversary, Champs-Élysées comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Fireworks display for the 14 July 1801 anniversary, Champs-Élysées
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A night view of fireworks over the Champs-Élysées, marking the 14 July 1801 anniversary, shows Paris celebrating under the Consulate, the government that Napoleon Bonaparte led after the Revolution. Public fireworks were a favorite way for French authorities to mark national dates, and the avenue, with its open lawns and crowds, was a natural place to stage them. The board's ballooning category points to another thread: Paris had been the center of aerial experiments since the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon flights of 1783, and sky spectacles of this kind were part of the city's public life.
| Original scan | 5,000 × 3,898 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02626u |
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