Tag Archives: 1900 Exposition Universelle

Dateline Paris 1900: The Astounding Moving Electrical Sidewalk

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

In 1900, if you were lucky enough to have a ticket such as this one—and almost fifty million people did—you were in for an astounding treat. Paris and France went all out to make the Paris Universal Exposition the biggest … Continue reading →

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The Paris Gigantic Wheel and Varieties Company Limited

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

It was an intriguing postcard, titled simply “Paris. La Grande Roue” (Paris, The Big Wheel). I didn’t recognize it, but I liked it, so I bought it. Little did I know that this purchase at an antiques fair in Paris … Continue reading →

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