A first trip to the City of Lights of yesteryear, specifically, the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition, of which I have found an entire booklet filled with 24 vintage postcards (part 1)
Wonderful. It amazes me that these far off countries went to the expense and trouble of recreating their most prized possessions, knowing that the western world considered them so backward and below them
Oh, that exhibition was paid for mainly by the French gov't, with perhaps some of the foreign contributors (e.g., the Netherlands, the US, Belgium, etc.) paying for their pavilions.
Showing these possessions off to the citizens of the metropole was designed to garner support and inculcate pride in French achievements in 'civilising' these 'backward' peoples and areas.
Wonderful. It amazes me that these far off countries went to the expense and trouble of recreating their most prized possessions, knowing that the western world considered them so backward and below them
Oh, that exhibition was paid for mainly by the French gov't, with perhaps some of the foreign contributors (e.g., the Netherlands, the US, Belgium, etc.) paying for their pavilions.
Showing these possessions off to the citizens of the metropole was designed to garner support and inculcate pride in French achievements in 'civilising' these 'backward' peoples and areas.
And they’ve never been sufficiently grateful. Go figure
Agent131711 has written quite a bit on these huge world fairs, very interesting reading. chemtrails.substack.com/p/the-worlds-fairs-impossible-history