Sousa Band performing at Paris Exposition, Paris, France

Abert, Helen (1887-1975) (attributed to)


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1900
Technique / Medium:
photography
Place of creation:
Paris (France)

    Item location

  • Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
    Location Details -- Paul E Bierley Papers, 1864-2015 > Series 6: Photographs, 1864-2013 > Sub-Series 1: Digital Photographs, 1864-1964 > Box 131 > Folder 1: Digital Photographs > Item 61: Sousa Band performing at Paris Exposition, Paris, France, 1900. Digital Image accession file: 2007-1209094-061.tif

Description

Photo of John Philip Sousa and the Sousa Band performing on an outdoor stage during the Paris Exposition. The band is clearly visible over the large audience watching the performance. A label on the left margin indicates the event and the year of the photograph, with additional date information blacked out.

People as subjects

Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932) (Conductor)

Iconclass

48C753
more than one musician with instrument
46B181
world fair, world exhibition

RIdIM images


Paul E Bierley Papers, 1864-2015, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Image URLs

image link 1
Sousa Archives data and image

Notes

Helen Abert Sousa (the credited photographer) was the daughter of John Philip Sousa.

RIdIM record id

4812