Josephine Baker in 1926
Born into poverty in Saint-Louis, Josephine Baker rose thanks to her talent and hard work to the rank of an international star, becoming the first black icon. In Paris, in 1925, the new show "La Revue Nègre" was a huge success. The Théâtre des Champs Elysées was full every evening with a crowd listening to Sydney Bechet’s music and watching the contortions of Miss Baker, a dancer and singer who was still unknown in France. As the star of the revue, skimpily dressed in a belt of bananas, Josephine Baker set Paris alight. Back in the USA after the war, she confronted the Ku Klux Klan and the humiliations of racial segregation. At Copa City in Miami, Josephine Baker would only perform if Blacks were allowed in the audience, and this was to become the rule for all her shows in the USA. She was committed to obtaining civil rights for Afro-Americans and in 1963 marched alongside Martin Luther King to Washington. Josephine Baker was the only woman, along with the militant Daisy Bates, to speak on the tribune in front of 250,000 people. Josephine Baker, the Queen of the Music-Hall, was one of the emblematic figures of Paris during the "Années folles".
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The Eiffel Tower seen from the roofs of the Petit Palais, 1947 René-Jacques
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Josephine Baker in 1926
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The Cotton Club in Harlem, New York, 1938
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Billie Holiday, 1947, William Paul Gottlieb
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Django Reinhardt, 1946, William Paul Gottlieb
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Nat King Cole, 1947, William Paul Gottlieb
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James Dean (1931-1955)
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Grace Kelly in 1954
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Audrey Hepburn in 1954
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Romy Schneider, 1960 Sam Lévin
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Johnny Hallyday, 1961 Sam Lévin
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Brigitte Bardot, 1959, Sam Lévin
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Brigitte Bardot, 1967, Sam Lévin
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Jane Birkin, 1972, Sam Lévin
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The Eiffel Tower from the Palais de Chaillot, anonymous
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Paris rue Saint-Jacques, 1899, Eugène Atget
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Paris, at the corner of rue de l’Abbaye and rue de Cardinale, 1903, Eugène Atget
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The Eiffel Tower struck by lightning, circa 1889, Gabriel Loppé
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Paris, Les Halles, Paul Almasy
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Paris, the Moulin Rouge, around 1957
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Paris, place Blanche, Paul Almasy
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Paris, View of Pont-Neuf, Paul Almasy
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Paris, street along the canal Saint-Martin, the 50’s
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Rock ‘n’ Roll in Paris, the 50’s, Paul Almasy
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Louis Armstrong and Meribeth Old, Paris, Olympia, around 1950, Eddy Wiggins
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