Sousa Band performing at Paris Exposition, Paris, France

Unknown


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1900
Technique / Medium:
photography, gelatin silver print
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 62: Sousa Band performing at Paris Exposition, Paris, France, 1900. Digital image accession file: 2007-1209094-062.tif

Description

Photograph of John Philip Sousa and the Sousa Band on a raised outdoor stage during the Paris Exposition. The band is not playing in this shot, and Sousa appears to be communicating with the band members with baton in hand. Instruments are largely obscured by people in the foreground and music stands. The event and year are provided in a written caption on the left margin of the photo, 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
48C771
baton ~ conductor

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

Photograph source: U.S. Marine Band Library. 1900-01 Photos Notebook.

RIdIM record id

4813