International Exposition in Paris, 1937

Identifier
irn1003890
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.483.1
  • RG-60.4399
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Berlin Flea Market

Scope and Content

People at International Exposition in Paris in 1937. Statues. Foot of Eiffel Tower. Aerial shots, crowds, pavilions. CUs, people transported in little train car (powered by automobile). MSs, German pavilion with eagle at top. Buildings with sign: "Dauphine" and "A la Cicogne." Boat in river, traveling shot of pavilions and large statues. Children walking over bridge at expo attraction.

Note(s)

  • Original label on can: "Paris Weltausstellung 1937"

  • The 1937 International Exposition in France is remembered mostly for the contrasting pavilions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which literally "faced off" in front of the Eiffel Tower. This "International Exposition of Arts and Technics in Modern Life" - open from May 25, 1937 to November 2, 1937 - included 44 countries and was attended by more than 31 million people. Breaking away from its universal, art, and science predecessors, this exposition infused nationalism, artisanship, and technology.

Subjects

  • CROWDS
  • RIVERS
  • STATUES
  • CHILDREN
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • BOATS

Places

  • Paris, France

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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