The annual 10mile marathon race begins at Montmartre. Participants run through narrow streets and up steep stairs. Runners are seen crossing road. Finishing point is the top of the steep stairs leading to Sacre Coeur Cathedral. M. Hediart first reaches the finishing point. He accepts a basket full of vegetables and meat, in lieu of a trophy, from the organizers on winning the race.
An exhibition boxing match between American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and Frenchman Jean Stock at the Sports Palace in Paris. The boxers in the boxing ring. The match underway. Sugar Ray punches Jean Stock and knocks him down three times. Spectators cheer during the match. The Frenchman's manager forfeits the match.
Promenading on Avenue Des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Horse-drawn double-decker buses with passengers riding in the open, on top, as well as in the enclosed carriage below. People wearing hats and carrying parasols, seen sitting in numerous horse-drawn carriages. Several pedestrians cross the avenue, between the moving carriages. Carriage traffic is heavy in both directions. Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris) and the Obelisk can be seen in the distance.
People stroll the grounds of the Paris Exposition, in 1900. Huge gardens and paths. The paths are lined with numerous chairs upon which only several people can be seen sitting. Women carrying parasols and wearing hats. The Palace of Electricity has large display of water fountains in front of it. The Eiffel Tower dominates the grounds.
Views around the Champs de Mars during the Paris Exposition of 1900. Women strolling with parasols. The Eiffel Tower and pavilions at the Trocadéro Square are seen. The Trocadéro Palace is opposite the Eiffel Tower. View of the Globe Céleste or Celestial Globe.
The Paris Exposition, 1900. A view of Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace in Paris. Several other buildings in view. Smoke seen rising from smokestack of a building at a distance. Large numbers of visitors stroll about the Exposition grounds.
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