PCT4271175: In 1934, the Byrrh company, producing the aperitif of the same name in Thuir (Pyrenes Orientales), had the largest oak tank in the world: its capacity was 4205 hectolitres (420,500 litres). It was at this time that it was decided to build twice as large, with a capacity of more than one million litres (exactly 1,000,200 litres). It lasted 15 years and is still the largest wooden tank ever made. Photograph in helioengraving from a Byrrh advertising booklet, circa 1935. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4271933: But where are these Alsatian villagers running into the main street at the beginning of the 20th century? Buy an umbrella from the peddler who has just settled in its usual location in the center of the village! Photos on glass plate., Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4270675: Postcard beginning 20th century: peasant song of Berry (in Berrichon patois) by Jean Rameau. The baptism of Little John: “I take a hen and a rabbit - for the baptism of our little John - with a few cakes and a few chopines - it won't cost us too much money., Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272413: Tarascon, the Tarasque. Dragon who, according to tradition, ravaged the banks of the Rhone and was tame by Saint Martha. Here is the monster as it appears in the coat of arms and archives of the city and as history (the legende) represents it. Postcard beginning 20th century., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4271967: American painter and illustrator Joseph Pennell (1860-1926) tricycle France and Italy with his wife Elisabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) at the end of the 19th century. This couple of artists brought back from these travels as a curious crew the material of many books. The best known is “An italian pilgrimage” (Italy a velocipede), published in 1887, a classic of travel literature. In his works, Joseph Pennell often drew himself with his wife, as he published in “The adventures of an illustrator”, Little Brown 1925., Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926) / Bridgeman Images