Paris: S.I.P., c. 1900–1905. Silver gelatin photographs on postcard stock, measuring 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches. The cakewalk, chalkline-walk, or walkaround—a dance developed by enslaved African Americans on southern plantations—made its first public appearance at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, where it was celebrated with the award of a cake.....