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A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF 155 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PHOTOGRAPHI…
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314
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A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF 155 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PHOTOGRAPHI…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF 155 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC AGENCIES, DOCUMENTING LIFE IN CIVIL AND MILITARY AVIATION, CIRCA 1910–1914
Comprising:
- 45 period photographs of aeroplanes, the vast majority of which are captioned.
Approximately 13 x 18 cm.
- 33 photographs: portraits of aviators, circa 1910, including Bertin Père, Ducourneau, Barra, Dubonnet, Élisa Deroche (the first female aviator), and photographs of Roland Garros and Védrines. The vast majority are captioned.
- 14 photographs relating to balloonists and technical details. Captioned.
- 35 miscellaneous photographs, including the floods in Paris, the unveiling of the statue of Santos Dumont, the Saint-Cyr parade in 1913, the Chalon Racing Club (Rugby), etc.
- 28 photographs depicting life in the Air Force, presentations of aviators, receptions and funerals for aviators, a portrait of Colonel Hirschauer, Director of Aeronautics, and a review of the balloon corps on the parade ground at Versailles.
An important collection of 155 photographs from photographic agencies, relating to civilian and military aviation, circa 1910–1914
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