Paris Exposition of 1900

William Henry Goodyear (1846–1923), whose image collections are presented here, was the Brooklyn Museum's first curator of fine arts (1899–1923) and a renowned art and architectural historian. In addition to being a vital force in the early years of the Museum's fine arts department, Goodyear did extensive research in art history and architectural theory.

In 1900, Goodyear traveled to the Paris Exposition with photographer Joseph Hawkes. They brought back numerous images from the exposition including street life, vistas, pavilions, statues, and other structures and decorative details.

If you like these Paris shots, we've got a short video on YouTube with our Head of Digital Collections and Services talking about them in detail.

The entire Goodyear Archival Collection can also be found on the Brooklyn Museum Web site.

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items are from 1900.