The statue of this figure had been placed on the monumental entrance, designed by Binet (see the King of Clubs).
She represents Paris as host of the Exhibition and she's dressed as a sophisticated, modern Parisian woman.
PARIS WORLD EXPOSITION 1900
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A similar designed deck was published in the USA by Tom Jones from Denver in 1900. It was printed by the USPCC and each card shows a different photo of the exposition. It consists of 52 cards and a joker. No extra card with descriptions, but a clearly readable caption at the bottom of each photo. It's obvious that a US manufacturer such as the USPCC was far more experienced with making souvenir decks than Grimaud.
The joker and backs show the same statue as the
joker in the Grimaud deck.
The
statue of this figure had been placed on the monumental entrance, designed by
Binet (see the King of Clubs).
She represents Paris as host of the Exhibition and she's dressed as a
sophisticated, modern Parisian woman.
Of course there will be a lot of the same objects, palaces or buildings on these photo's as those in the French Grimaud deck, but this photographer also managed to capture some general views, for instance that of the Champ de Mars or the Alexander III bridge, and even the ship with President Loubet, who officially opened the exposition.
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Was the exposition
a success?
Expenditure: 119,225,707 francs, revenue: 126,318,168 francs......profit:
over 7,000,000 francs!
And what a festive sight it was!
(note the similarity with the photo on the JD)