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Maillot Collection

Background imageMaillot Collection: Trenches dug in street, Porte Maillot, Paris, France, WW1

Trenches dug in street, Porte Maillot, Paris, France, WW1
Trenches being dug across the street at Porte Maillot, Paris, 8 September 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Background imageMaillot Collection: Freemasons planting banners outside the Porte Maillot; Paris

Freemasons planting banners outside the Porte Maillot; Paris
A group of Freemasons planting their banners in front of the Porte Maillot, during the Paris Commune, April 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

Background imageMaillot Collection: Masonic Banners on the Paris Ramparts; Paris Commune 1871

Masonic Banners on the Paris Ramparts; Paris Commune 1871
Masonic banners flying on the Paris ramparts, near the Octroi Gate and Porte Maillot, 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

Background imageMaillot Collection: Maillots Kite

Maillots Kite
French experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886

Background imageMaillot Collection: Senegalese Village, Paris - Wrestlers

Senegalese Village, Paris - Wrestlers
Senegalese Village, Paris - Porte Maillot - Wrestlers peforming Date: 1910s

Background imageMaillot Collection: Porte Maillot

Porte Maillot
The remains of the Porte Maillot, where some of the fiercest fighting takes place

Background imageMaillot Collection: Commune Damage 3

Commune Damage 3
Destruction at the Porte Maillot - collapse of the railway tunnel as a result of the bombardment

Background imageMaillot Collection: Masonic Banners

Masonic Banners
During the Paris Commune, Masonic banners are raised by the Communards at Porte Maillot, as a gesture of defiance against the Church

Background imageMaillot Collection: Communards on the March

Communards on the March
The Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot

Background imageMaillot Collection: Racial / W Africa / Senegal

Racial / W Africa / Senegal
SENEGAL Men of Senegal in their village, Porte Maillot

Background imageMaillot Collection: Paris Expects Germans

Paris Expects Germans
With the German invaders less than 50 kilometres from Paris, the city prepares for attack : trenches are dug near the Porte Maillot - fortunately, they will never be needed


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