Cover image: Josephine Baker
1939 Studio Harcourt
Public domain

Josephine Baker is an inexhaustible subject for anyone interested in black Paris. 

I recently found a Website (in French) that has an entire page devoted to Josephine as philanthropist.  It presents many instances of her philanthropic activity of which I was not previously aware. 

One of these is Josephine's support of a food drive for elderly people in Montmartre in 1935 and 1936.

Joséphine Baker at a distribution of pot-au-feu for the elderly
Photo published in the weekly Marianne on May 15, 1935
Public domain

The entire site is filled with extraordinary photos of Josephine that I have never seen anywhere else!

In searching for copyright information about these photos, I turned to Wikimedia Commons.  While I didn't find what I was looking for, I did find dozens of additional photos of Josephine that I'd never seen before.  Several of them are portraits or close-ups of her taken during interviews or other photo opportunities.

I'm sharing a few of these images here for your enjoyment.

Josephine Baker
1930 Paul Nadar
Public Domain

Josephine Baker
1939 Studio Harcourt
Public Domain

Josephine Baker
1960 Nationaal Archief - Dutch National Archives
Public Domain

Josephine Baker at Les Milandes
1961 Nationaal Archief - Dutch National Archives
Public Domain

Josephine Baker arrives at Schiphol Airport
1969 Nationaal Archief - Dutch National Archives
Public Domain

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