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PCT4290601: Colonial Armee in the middle of the 19th century: in Algerie, an indigenous soldier shakes hands with a French soldier - indigenes and zouaves - gunner or Algerian zouave - colony - illustration by Raffet for the book “L'Algerie ancienne et moderne”” by Leon Galibert, edition Furne 1844 - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290776: Group of young French soldiers posing for photography in Reggan (Reggane, on the edge of the Tanezrouft desert), Algeria (southern Algeria) on February 13, 1960, day of the first French atomic bomb test (so-called Gerboise Bleue experimentation) carried out in these surroundings - colony, colonization, blackfoot, black foot - nuclear explosion, Radioactive Retombees, Cancer - Amateur photography, period black and white print, family archives, private collection Patrice Cartier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290842: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The Wizard of Oz: Drawing by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1915) for one of the first editions of Frank Baum's book (1856-1919) - The house of Dorothee (Dorothy) in Kansas is carried into the sky by a cyclone - tornado, hurricane -, Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293297: Risorgimento, Naples, November 1860: first review of the troops in Naples (Italy, Napolie, Italia) by Victor Emmanuel II (Victor-Emmanuel) (Vittorio Emanuele) (1820-1878), King of Italy, after the vote of the population accepting the attachment of Naples to the Kingdom of Italy. Engraving from 1861 - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293396: La “une” from the first issue of “L'Univers illustrious”, weekly newspaper, Saturday, May 22, 1858. It is launched by editor Michel Levy brothers. It has 8 pages in format 29 x 41 cm and its price is 15 cents, directly in line with periodic weekend newspapers such as L'Illustration and the Monde illustrates. The editorial of this opening number is signed by Theophile Gautier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293887: Railway accident on January 16, 1914 (16-1-1914) at Narbonne (Aude) - buffering, derailment, steam locomotive - the winter of 1914 was particularly harsh, cold and snowy - the snow layer passed a metre high, congeres formed along the railway track, causing the collision of two trains - a locomotive of snow plow to clear the rails - several trains remained trapped in the snow for long hours - the event provoked a controversy over the poor maintenance of the railways by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi - period postcard - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293568: Herculanum (Herculaneum, Ercolano, Italia, Italy): house of Thelephe - A young tourist makes a selfie (self-portrait) in front of a marble low relief depicting the myth of Telephus (Telephus) - casa del rilievo di telefo - tourism and photography - Photo Patrice Cartier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293709: Solfatare de Pouzolles, Italy - Vulcano solfatara (solfatare) of Pozzuoli near Naples (Italy, Italia, Napoli) - Champs phlegreens (Campi Flegrei): crater of the sulfur volcano, soufriere - mythical entrance of the Hell for the ancient Romans, one can see jets of sulphur steam at 160 degrees - engraving by the Musee Universal, 1874 - see views of the same site one and a half centuries later, in 2016: GUT8326 a GUT8329 - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293766: Manuel Valls, former Minister of the Interior and former Prime Minister, candidate for the President of the French Republic 2017, in a meeting in Villemoustaussou, near Carcassonne (11, Aude) on 12/12/2016 - during this public meeting, the candidate for the primary of the left for the presidential election defended the idea of a “strong state” - Party Socialist - Photo Patrice Cartier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4294351: The Gallic rooster (French rooster, bronze sculpture) overhanging the monument to the dead of Villeneuve-Minervois (Aude, Occitanie), with blue, white and red tricolour flag - inscription: to the children of Villeneuve who died for France 1914-1918 - First World War - tribute, patriotism, national republican symbol, national identity, French nation - photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4294369: The entrance to the cave of Bize-Minervois (Bize, Aude, Minervois, Occitania) - in this place, the prehistorian Paul Tournal (1805-1872) recognized through excavations, from 1827, the existence of the fossil man - prehistory, archeology, history of humanity, prehistoric man habitat - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290180: The Devil pulls the strings of war by manipulating men like puppets at the end of threads - diabolical wars - illustration by Bertall (Charles Albert of Arnoux 1820-1882) in “The comedy of our time, children, young, walls, old, pencil and pen studies”, 1875 - Satan, conflict, weapon, destruction - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290196: Art of the slicing - slicing, crafts: object made by soldiers (hairy) during the First World War of 14-18 (1914 - 1918) - ashtray (or pencil holder) made by a hairy with the base of a shell and brooch with hanging accessories: embroidery (shoe), helmet and quarter (cup) - copper and brassware - souvenir 1, ammunition - private collection - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290267: Art of the trench - cutting, crafts: object made by the soldiers (hairy) during the First World War of 14-18 (1914 - 1918) - miniature barrel made with shotguns (bullets) and pieces of ammunition - copper and brassware - souvenir, artillery, toy - private collection - Photo Patrice Cartier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290410: First World War - stereoscopic glass plate LSU 1914-1918 (14-18) - Drink the priest: French soldiers - Publishers during the First World War had to publish in newspapers calls for hairy people to transmit their photos, which were then widely disseminated -, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4290442: History of Algeria from the most retreating times to the present day: frontispiece of a book by J.J. E. Leroy to the Mame editions, half 19th century - This edition of 1864 was offered as a prize book (distribution of prizes) in French primary schools - rue d'Algiers (Al Djezair) engraving by Karl Girardet (1813-1871) - muslim minaret man, mosquee - islam - / Bridgeman Images