Weavers, 1906 Colonial Exhibition, Paris, France

Eastern women weaving on a loom, at the stand organised by the Grands Magasins de la Place Clichy, at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris, July - November 1906, held at the Grand Palais on the Champs-Elysees, postcard from the Musee de Nogent sur Marne, Eastern Paris, France. Colonial Exhibitions were designed to increase trade with and investment in, French Overseas Territories. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne

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Eastern women weaving on a loom, at the stand organised by the Grands Magasins de la Place Clichy, at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris, July - November 1906, held at the Grand Palais on the Champs-Elysees, postcard from the Musee de Nogent sur Marne, Eastern Paris, France. Colonial Exhibitions were designed to increase trade with and investment in, French Overseas Territories. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne