Paris and France in the early 20th century (1899-1910)

Fans greet one of the playwrights in Paris in the early 20th century.

Theater building in Paris.

Fragments of performances and silent films based on Shakespeare's plays staged in the early 20th century.

The Opera building in Paris, passers-by and cars in front of the Opera.

Fans greet actors in Paris and during their tour in London.

Ballet dancers perform at an exhibition of fine art in Paris.

Sculptures intended for the exhibition.

Representatives of the Paris City Hall at the opening of the exhibition.

Photographs of French artists and sculptors, including Auguste Rodin.

One of the artists paints a portrait of the English King George V. Paintings by French artists.

Sculptor Rodin at the entrance to the house.

French artists at work.

Landscapes painted by one of the artists, musical score.

Photographs of French actors and actresses.

Panorama of the cave from the inside.

Views of the park.

Representatives of the French bohemian elite strolling in the park.

Large paintings being transported in hand trucks to an exhibition.

Landscapes by one of the artists.

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Christ in Montmartre.

The dome of the observatory turning.

An astronomer adjusting the telescope.

An astronomer looking through the eyepiece of a telescope.

Parisians watching the solar eclipse of April 17, 1912. The square in front of the Opera during a solar eclipse.

The half-covered disk of the sun.

A Parisian tailor in a homemade parachute suit before jumping from the Eiffel Tower.

An unsuccessful jump from the Eiffel Tower.

Inspection of the site of the parachutist's fall.

The crashed parachutist is carried to the hospital.

Residents of the coast of England watch the flight of Louis Bleriot's plane, which flew across the English Channel on July 25, 1909. Bleriot near the plane after landing.

A ceremonial welcome for Bleriot in Paris.

Part of the plane with the engine is driven through the streets of Paris.

Flight of an aircraft designed by Farman.

Spectators watch the flight and applaud.

Celebrations in Vienna on the occasion of the arrival of the President of France Emile Loubet.

A cavalcade of carriages and an honor guard of guards lancers drive through the streets of Vienna.

Loubet gets into a carriage that has been brought to him.

Automobiles and carriages with a horse escort move through the streets of Vienna.

Loubet among diplomats and ministers.

Loubet responds to greetings while standing in a car.

Customers at the Turkish baths of Paris in the early 20th century.

Spectators in a theater buffet.

Photographs and painted portraits of French cultural and artistic figures of the early 20th century.

Women strolling in the Tuileries Gardens.

Women and girls entering the park through the turnstile.

A girl with a fishing rod on the bank of a pond.

A woman in a fashionable hat on the bank of a pond.

An excursion train in the park.

Women walking along a path in the park.

Shoppers at a perfume stall.

Carriages and cars decorated with flowers pass by.

Cyclists in pyramids of flowers ride along a path in the park during a festival.

Parisians riding in horse-drawn carriages outside the city.

Ladies getting off the carriage.

People strolling.

Spectators at the stands of the hippodrome before the start of the races.

View of one of the stands of the hippodrome.

Horse races at the hippodrome.

Participants in the running competitions run out onto the track of the hippodrome.

Faces of the winners of the competitions.

Young people talking.

Fans in the stands of a stadium.

Fragment of a football match.

Football players sitting on chairs, posing for a photographer.

A man with a bicycle.

Preparing a racing car for the start.

The car is rolled out to the start.

Race car drivers cover the distance.

Finish of the race.

Men talking.

Hot air balloons on the airfield before the start of the flights (panorama).

Balloonists in the gondola of a hot air balloon before takeoff.

Priests during one of the festive events.

Preparing a dog for hunting.

The face of the dog's owner.

A hunting dog on a leash.

A solemn mass before the hunt, a priest sprinkling dogs with holy water.

Hunting with a pack of dogs, a woman shooting at birds with a gun.

A car drives up to the exit of a mansion, raising clouds of dust.

Women get into the car, the driver takes his place behind the wheel, and starts moving.

Women and children get out of the car, a footman helps the children out.

Arrival of cars with guests to the wedding.

Guests at the entrance to the house.

Guests gather at the entrance to the house, the bride waiting for the groom.

The bride and groom at the entrance to the house surrounded by relatives and guests.

Wedding celebrations in France.

The wedding procession floats in boats along the shore.

Harvesting cherries.

Politicians and President Emile Loubet exit the palace in the rain.

Views and panoramas of the bridges and streets of Paris during the flood of 1910. People get out of boats onto a makeshift pier on one of the city streets.

Panorama of a destroyed house.

Flooded lower floors of a cafe.

People float in boats along the streets of Paris, overcoming streams of water.

Panorama of one of the flooded neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris.

People float on a raft, pushing off with poles.

Rescuing a horse from the water.