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Image of a riverbank in the Renforth area of Rothesay, New Brunswick prior to the Paris Crew's participation in the International Rowing Regatta in July 1867. This photograph is in black and white, and quite faded due to its age and personal photography equipment available at that time. There are a number of different boats on the water including the Paris Crew in their four-person rowing scull, single rowers, and others in one-person and two-person canoes. Along the banks of the river is a wooded area and what appear to be three barns or boat houses.
Image of a wooden replica of the famed J. A. Harding rowing scull that the Paris Crew would have competed with at the International Rowing Regatta in Paris, France. This model is approximately three feet in length, with four wooden figures representing the four team members.
Image of the Paris Crew crest that was used in numerous archival documents and artefacts that were created during the time of The Paris Crew in the 1867 timeframe.
An image of a book titled Report of the Auditor General on The Public Accounts for the year 1867. A secondary image depicts that same book opened and highlights a particular entry in relation to the Paris Crew. Item number 305 in the ledger shows a $2,500 financial contribution was made to Sherriff J. A. Harding for entry into the exhibition in Paris.
Image of a book cover titled The Complete Official Catalogue of the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1867. The graphic of the cover is very elaborate and has many elements of the gothic style. There are also six flags on the cover showing the countries that participated including England, Canada, United States of America, Germany, France and others.
Image of colorized painting of the steamer ship The Atlantic that would have transported the members of the Paris Crew team on their transatlantic journey from North America to Europe. The ship itself is brown with red accents along the hull, there are three masts and an external turbine on its side. The ocean waves are a mixture of blues and brown, with billowing white clouds. Three other ships are accompanying The Atlantic in the portrait sporting various flags from different nations, as well as nautical flags used during that time to identify the vessels.
An image of an early map of the Atlantic Ocean with eastern North America on the left and western Europe and north-eastern Africa on the right. The destination ports that the Paris Crew would have visited on their Transatlantic journey from Saint John New Brunswick to Paris France are identified, with a dotted line connecting each of the cities.
Image of the Paris Crew team members with their manager J. A. Harding posing in front of a boat house upon their arrival in Southampton, England. This black and white photo from July 1867 depicts a building made of stone blocks with their rowing scull positioned in front of the building, with rowing oars propped against its facade.
Image of the official logo of The Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867. Surrounding those words, which are at the centre, is a variety of very detailed sketched images which mirror each other on the left and right sides. In the centre is an eagle wearing a crown and from that are a serious a scrolling leaves and flower blossoms. Overtop are two dragons with featured wings. Next to the dragons, towards the centre are two winged cherubs each holding a staff. At the centre of the image at the top is a ship with a royal coat-of-arms on its sails. The same scrolling floral design is carried throughout the design surrounding each of the individual images described.
Image of a colourized sketch of French leader Napoleon during the Opening Ceremonies of the International Rowing Regatta in July of 1867. This artist's rendering depicts a group of dignitaries present at the exhibition, each wearing traditional clothing from their respective countries and time-period. Behind those in the image shows a portion of the exhibition building behind several trees that would have lined the streets of Paris at that time.
Image of the aerial view of Paris France with the exhibition grounds in the centre. This sketch depicts the circular building within the grounds that occupies one square city block, with two main entrances in the front and rear, at each entrance is a gate with a covered entry way into the building. Within the circular building is an uncovered central atrium area. Within the city block that occupies the grounds are also many other buildings which are too small to identify from the height the artist chose. There is another entrance into and out of the building which presumably was used for direct access to the adjacent river, where the competitions were held.
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