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Background imageBooks Collection: Man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia

Man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
Native man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Musician with large drum, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Musician with large drum, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He is wearing traditional native costume, while the drum is a modern French military instrument. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Giving flower offerings to Buddha, French Indochina

Giving flower offerings to Buddha, French Indochina
Four young women giving flower offerings to Buddha, French Indochina. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Mature university student, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)

Mature university student, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)
A mature student, taking part in the University Triennial Examinations, Hanoi, capital of Tonkin (now in North Vietnam, then a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Students at College of Interpreters, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)

Students at College of Interpreters, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)
Native students at the College of Interpreters, Hanoi, capital of Tonkin (now in North Vietnam, then a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Young couple of the Meos tribe, Laos, South East Asia

Young couple of the Meos tribe, Laos, South East Asia (then a French colony). The woman wears long curved silver earrings

Background imageBooks Collection: Man and woman of the Meos tribe, Laos, South East Asia

Man and woman of the Meos tribe, Laos, South East Asia (then a French colony). The woman wears long curved silver earrings, and the man wears a silver necklace. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Pagoda at Villianur, Puducherry, India

Pagoda at Villianur, Puducherry, India
Pagoda at Villianur (Villenour), Puducherry (Pondicherry), south east India (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Fashionable woman of Martinique, French West Indies

Fashionable woman of Martinique, French West Indies
Fashionable woman of Martinique, West Indies (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribeswoman with headdress, French Congo, Central Africa

Tribeswoman with headdress, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribeswoman with elaborate headdress, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribesmen with instruments, Cameroon, Central West Africa

Tribesmen with instruments, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Three tribesmen with their musical instruments, Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Bantu craftsman of Douala, Cameroon, Central West Africa

Bantu craftsman of Douala, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Bantu craftsman of Douala (Duala) making wooden carvings, Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribesman in ornate cap, Cameroon, Central West Africa

Tribesman in ornate cap, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Tribesman wearing an ornate cap and patterned costume, Fumban (Foumban), Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribesman with his spear, Cameroon, Central West Africa

Tribesman with his spear, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Tribesman with his spear and an elaborate hairstyle, Bana, Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribesman playing tattoo, French Congo, Central Africa

Tribesman playing tattoo, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribesman playing a tattoo on a percussion instrument to welcome a guest, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Tribesman with his spear, French Congo, Central Africa

Tribesman with his spear, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Street market scene in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Street market scene in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Street market scene in the market place at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France -- rabbits, hares and pigeons for sale. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Street scene during carnival, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Street scene during carnival, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Woman washing clothes, Savoie district, France

Woman washing clothes, Savoie district, France
Woman in traditional costume washing clothes, Savoie district, south east France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Women out shopping in traditional costume, Alsace, France

Women out shopping in traditional costume, Alsace, France
Women out shopping in traditional costume, including the distinctive winged headdress, Alsace, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Soldier with three girls, Alsace, France

Soldier with three girls, Alsace, France
Soldier of the Chasseurs Alpins in cloak and beret with three girls in traditional costume, including the distinctive winged headdress, Alsace, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Washerwomen near border between Italy and France

Washerwomen near border between Italy and France
Washerwomen near a viaduct at the border between Italy and France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Men on stilts in Les Landes, south west France

Men on stilts in Les Landes, south west France
Men on stilts in the marshy Les Landes, south west France. When resting they slant the stilts as if sitting down, and prop themselves up with a third pole. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Couple chatting in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Couple chatting in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Couple chatting in the street in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is filling her water cans from the water source, and he is selling brooms and vegetables. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Man and donkey in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Man and donkey in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Man and donkey in a street in Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: People in Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France

People in Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
People gathered around the water supply in Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Young woman of Bourbonnais region, Central France

Young woman of Bourbonnais region, Central France
Young woman of the Bourbonnais region, Central France, wearing traditional costume. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Elderly woman of Bourbonnais region, Central France

Elderly woman of Bourbonnais region, Central France
Elderly woman of the Bourbonnais region, Central France, sitting on a wooden chair in the sun. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Peasant woman with pail, Auvergne, France

Peasant woman with pail, Auvergne, France
Peasant woman with pail, standing in an open doorway, Auvergne, Central France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Elderly woman with distaff and spindle, Auvergne, France

Elderly woman with distaff and spindle, Auvergne, France
Elderly woman with distaff and spindle, Auvergne, Central France. 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Elderly woman in traditional costume, France

Elderly woman in traditional costume, France
Elderly woman in traditional costume with embroidered tunic, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Group of Chasseurs Alpins soldiers, Alsace region, France

Group of Chasseurs Alpins soldiers, Alsace region, France, specialising in mountain work. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Morning scene, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Morning scene, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Early morning scene on the quayside of Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Man collecting resin from pine woods, Gironde, SW France

Man collecting resin from pine woods, Gironde, SW France
Man collecting resin from pine woods in the Gironde area of SW France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Young woman in traditional costume, Alsace, France

Young woman in traditional costume, Alsace, France
Young woman in traditional Alsatian costume with a distinctive winged headdress with tricolour cockade, and a patterned shawl, Alsace, France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Soldier reunited with his fiancee, Alsace, France

Soldier reunited with his fiancee, Alsace, France
Soldier reunited with his fiancÚÑáafter the First World War, Alsace, France. He is wearing the uniform of the Chasseurs Alpins

Background imageBooks Collection: Soldier reunited with his family, Thann, Alsace, France

Soldier reunited with his family, Thann, Alsace, France
Soldier reunited with his family after the First World War, Thann, Alsace, France. Date: circa late 1910s

Background imageBooks Collection: Woman at Les Ponts-de-Ce, Maine-et-Loire, France

Woman at Les Ponts-de-Ce, Maine-et-Loire, France, wearing traditional costume including an elaborate white lace cap. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Girls taking part in a religious procession, France

Girls taking part in a religious procession, France, carrying a cross between them, in a festival to honour the Virgin Mary. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Breton women at Huelgoat, Brittany, Northern France

Breton women at Huelgoat, Brittany, Northern France
Two young Breton women in traditional costume at Huelgoat, Finistere, Brittany, Northern France, walking along a country road. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Man with donkey and dog on a road in France

Man with donkey and dog on a road in France. The donkey is pulling a heavily laden cart, and the dog is also in harness, helping alongside. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Breton musician playing bagpipes, Brittany, Northern France

Breton musician playing bagpipes, Brittany, Northern France
Breton musician playing a form of bagpipes (the biniou), Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Breton woman at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France

Breton woman at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France. She is wearing her Sunday best - during the week she works in the local sardine cannery. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Scene at Dieppe, Normandy, Northern France

Scene at Dieppe, Normandy, Northern France, with fishermen out with their nets, hunting for prawns. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Scene at Berck-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais, Northern France

Scene at Berck-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais, Northern France, with fisherwomen in the sea with their nets, hunting for prawns. 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Breton peasant, Brittany, Northern France

Breton peasant, Brittany, Northern France
Breton peasant in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Couple in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern France

Couple in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern France
Couple in traditional costume at carnival time, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Background imageBooks Collection: Breton fisherman holding a drink, Brittany, Northern France

Breton fisherman holding a drink, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922



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