Invalides Gallery

A review on the Square of the Invalides, 1835

A review on the Square of the Invalides, 1835. Woman in pink dress with canezou shawl, straw bonnet and parasol. French cavalry and infantry parade on the Esplanade des Invalides. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V. after an illustration by Francois Courboin from Octave Uzanne's Fashion in Paris, William Heinemann, London, 1898

© Florilegius

Grande experience aerienne par MM Thibault, Gourier & W. de

Grande experience aerienne par MM Thibault, Gourier & W. de Fonvielle esplanade des invalides dimanche 28 juin 1885 a 2 heures Grande experience aerienne par MM Thibault, Gourier & W. de Fonvielle esplanade des invalides dimanche 28 juin 1885 a 2 heures

© Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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Vehicle which crossed the Sahara Desert

A Citroen caterpillar half-track vehicle which crossed the Sahara desert, travelling 3200km in 22 days between Touggourt, Algeria and Timbucktu in Mali (between 17th December 1922 to 7th January 1923). On display at the Army Museum - Hotel des Invalides, Paris, France. Date: circa 1925

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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