PCT4267565: Victor Hugo “” Les Miserables””: Jean Valjean, who became rich under the name of Monsieur Madeleine, is doing good around him. But his enemy police inspector Javert suspects his identity and ends up arresting him, while Fantine (Cosette's mother) dies. Valjean and Javert, engraving by Emile Bayard., Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4267678: Cover of a popular novel with rose water appearing in a fascicle (1926). Marcel Priollet was one of the specialists of this popular literature featuring in river soap operas the desolate adventures of poor abused girls, girls-mother, etc. Here a young woman is “sold in the spring of her life”, a handful of thousand francs banknotes is thrown into her face by an anonymous male hand. Booklet Jules Tallandier, “the beautiful romance novels””., Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4268078: Engraving by Alfred Johannot illustrating “” Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem”” by Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, edition Furne 1859. Chateaubriand made this trip to the Orient in 1806 and published his notes in 1811. This illustration shows the watch leaving Bethleem on horseback, under the protection of men with rifles. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4267269: Information leaflet disseminated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the institute of wines of current consumption in 1954/1955, encouraging winegrowers (winegrowers) to grubb up their vines in order to receive subsidies (compensation = voluntary grubbing-up premium) and avoid compulsory grubbing-up. Measures fixed by a decree of 30/9/1953. A cheque from Credit Agricole Mutuel's Caisse Regionale, issued for the sum of 480 000 francs representing 1 hectare of vine ripped off. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4267519: Funeral of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, 15 December 1840. Return of the ashes of Napoleon I to Paris: the cortege and the catafalque on the Champs-Elysees. Engraving by L. Mouchot, published in the complete works of Victor Hugo, Librairie Paul Ollendorff, early 20th century. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4267635: Extract from a booklet of the Catalan aperitif Byrrh, to the attention of the Anlo-Saxon market, circa 1930. The text states that Byrrh (based in Thuir, Eastern Pyrenees) produces 16 million gallons of wine annually (72 million litres), which are exported to the four corners of the world. Photograph in helioengraving of the quay from the crates, with its beautiful metal frame. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4267820: Illustration of Pinocchio by Carlo Chiostri (1863-1939), one of the first Italian illustrators of Collodi's work. The wooden puppet will be swallowed by a terrible shark, despite the help of the blue fee that has taken the look of a goat perched on a rock in the middle of the sea., Chiostri, Carlo (1863-1939) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4269507: Pinocchio by Carlo Chiostri (1863-1939), one of the first Italian illustrators of the work of Collodi (Carlo Lorenzini). The wooden puppet is hung from a tree by two bandits (the cat and the camouflaged fox). This original drawing by Chiostri is to be compared with the same illustration engraved posteriorly for the French Ždition: GUT2721., Chiostri, Carlo (1863-1939) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4269630: Series of 3 postcards beginning 20th century: school busissoniere. Three young boys climb the wall of a garden whose portal bears a sign “wolf traps””. They denichen birds and steal fruit from an orchard tree, then rip off vegetables from the vegetable garden. One of the pilferers is then caught in a trap., Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4269761: Siberia or Asia Russia: map of the Atlas of Geography Malte-Brun 1860, showing the Ural Mountains, at the edge of Europe and Asia, separating Russia from Europe (white) and Russia from Asia in green (Siberia, Perm, Tataria, polar circle, Arctic pole, icy ocean, Kara Sea...). / Bridgeman Images
PCT4269791: Chromo is inspired by the book “Memorials of a donkey” by the Countess of Segur (Rose Library). Offered to customers by Au Bon Marche stores, beginning 20th century. Cadichon donkey saves a child who had fallen into the water of a river., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images