Description
MERMOZ Jean
Autograph letter; and 2 photographs, printed at the time, circa 1917 and 1935. Handwritten letter ‘Jean’ on the back of two postcards from Colle del Sestrières, addressed to ‘Maman chérie’: winter sports holiday, with Janine having added a few words.
Photograph of the young Mermoz with ‘Mangaby’, the latter in a nurse’s uniform; postcard print, annotated on the reverse for reproduction with the caption: ‘Mother and son: a tradition of service and social conscience’ (14 x 8.8 cm).
Photograph of Mermoz and ‘Mangaby’ in front of a car (6.5 x 10.8 cm).
Enclosed is a postcard of Mermoz’s birthplace in Aubenton. Plus two photographs of the memorial to Mermoz and his comrades from the France–Dakar–America crossing, in Dakar Cathedral.
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Passed down through the family
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