France Collection (#47)

Multi-Storey Car Park
Le Marbeuf garage in Paris, made largely of glass and designed by architects Albert Laprade and L E Bazin for Citroen cars. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Marbeuf Garage
January 1930: The glass facade of the Marbeuf garage in Paris, designed for Citroen cars by Albert Laprade and LE Bazin, and built in 1929. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Stonemasonry
circa 1939: A winged figure in front of a Parisian landmark. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Military Tower
circa 1930: A tower commemorating the military exploits of French colonisation, with names of generals and principal battles engraved on the four white pillars, at the Exhibition International

Elephant Lift
One of the elephants at the miniature village and amusement Park in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, carries a man by his leg

Odd One Out
A line of ceramic pots at the entrance to the Indo-Chinese Pavilion at the Exhibition International, Paris

Parisian Windmill
The Moulin de la Galette in the Montmartre district of Paris, circa 1935. (Photo by Lionel Green/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Traffic
A traffic jam in Paris during a strike by public transport workers, circa 1935. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Streets Of Paris
A group of men talking on the corner of a street in Paris, 1930s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Le Marbeuf Interior
Citroen cars in Le Marbeuf garage in Paris, (built 1929), made largely of glass, designed by architects Albert Laprade and L E Bazin. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

City Parking
January 1930: The interior of the Le Marbeuf garage for Citroen cars in Paris, made largely from glass, designed by Albert Laprade and L E Bazin and built in 1929

Taking Flight
15th September 1935: Enthusiasts at a model aircraft meeting in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris From The Eiffel Tower
A view over the Seine from the Eiffel Tower towards the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, circa 1930. (Photo by Edward Charles Le Grice/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Montmartre
The Rue du Mont-Cenis on Montmartre, with the Sacre Coeur in the background, 5th August 1938. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

Antique illustration of fencing lesson

FranAzois Arago (1786 - 1853), wood engraving, published in 1880
Dominique FranAzois Jean Arago (1786 - 1853), French physicist and politician. Wood engraving, published in 1880

AndrA -Marie AmpAšre (1775-1836), wood engraving, published in 1880
Andre-Marie AmpAšre (1775 - 1836), French physicist and mathematician. According to him, the international unit of current ampere is named. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Lamartine (1790-1869), French poet, steel engraving, published in 1868
Alphonse Marie Louis Prat de Lamartine (1790 - 1869), French poet, writer and politician. Steel engraving, published in 1868

Mirabeau (1749 - 1791), steel engraving, published in 1868
HonoreGabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749 - 1791), a leader of the early stages of the French revolution. Steel engraving by Auguste Raffet (French engraver, 1804 - 1860), published in 1868

Antique illustration of toilette

Antique illustration of Place des Pyramides (Paris) during 19th century
Antique illustration of Place des Pyramides, public square in Paris (France). The drawing is from Buhot, from a painting of the Italian painter Giuseppe De Nittis (1876)

Antique illustration of people indoor playing game

Antique illustration of people indoor

Antique illustration of people indoor

Antique illustration of people indoor

Antique illustration of people with book

Beach Belles
Two fashionable ladies and a young girl playing croquet on a beach. Original Artwork: A engraving from the Journal des Demoiselles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Press Repression
Gendarmes arrive to seize printing presses in an attempt to limit freedom of expression during the July Revolution which deposed Charles X

Classroom Chaos
A view of French education before the Guizot reforms of 1833 - a classroom rife with indiscipline and disorder. Original Artwork

Shopping Under Siege
Under siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war

Flauberts Study
The study, at Croisset in Normandy, of French novelist, Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880). Original Artwork: Drawing by Lecomte (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Antique illustration of store

Antique illustration of store

Paris-Orleans Train
Two children watch as a train passes by on the Paris to Orleans line. Original Artwork: Painting by Hamilton Ellis (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Drink By The Way
A ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain

Cherbourg Fireworks
1865: A firework display in the inner harbour of Cherbourg, in honour of the British Channel Squadron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eglise De St Merri
1st July 1829: The Church of St Merri in Rue St. Martin, Paris where composer Camille Saint-Saens was an organist before being appointed to La Madeleine. Original Artwork: Engraving by J

Opera House
circa 1850: The Italian Opera house in Paris. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Town Of Le Mans
circa 1800: A view of Le Mans and its cathedral. Original Artwork: Engraving by Joseph and William Skelton from a drawing by Rauch after Jolivard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eglise De Sorbonne
circa 1830: The church of the Sorbonne in Paris. The Sorbonne was originally a theological college and later part of University of Paris

Sainte Chapelle
circa 1840: An example of 13th century gothic architecture, Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier was made Director of Music for the chapelle in 1698

Royal Academy
circa 1860: A performance at the Academie Royale de Musique (Royal Academy of Music) in Paris, now the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Engraving by Fenner Sears after J Nash

The Opera
circa 1800: The Royal Academy of Music in Paris, later the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Delpech. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Navarino
20th October 1827: The Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence, where the Turkish and Egyptian forces were defeated by the combined fleets of Great Britain, France and Russia

Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitane, France
Place de la Bourse and the Fontaine des Trois Graces built in 1860, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France

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