Paris Exposition 1900. Sousa & his band Esplanade de Invalides – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Paris Exposition 1900. Sousa & his band Esplanade de Invalides, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Paris Exposition 1900. Sousa & his band Esplanade de Invalides
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Sousa and his band are the particular focus here, shown performing on the Esplanade des Invalides during the 1900 Exposition universelle in Paris. John Philip Sousa, the American bandleader known for his marches, brought his ensemble to the fair, and the stereograph captures one of the open-air bandstands that drew crowds to the grounds that year. The card was published by the War Photograph and Exhibition Company and registered for copyright, which was common for stereo views sold to a mass market of home viewers. Stereographs like this one, viewed through a hand-held device to create a three-dimensional effect, were a popular way for people far from Paris to see the fair.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | D12085 U.S. Copyright Office. No. X2872. · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris France) Sousa John Philip 1854-1932--Performances. Bandstands--France--Paris--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-269984 |
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