Mont Martre Collection

Montmartre / Restaurant
Chez la Mere Catherine a notable cafe on the place du Tertre, founded in 1793 and still going strong a hundred years later

Le Chat Noir / 1905
Le CAVEAU DU CHAT NOIR (the Cellar of the Black Cat) a celebrated Montmartre night spot

Social / Chat Noir 1908
The audience at the Chat Noir cabaret in Montmartre, Paris

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

Ballon-Poste 1871
A Ballon-Poste loaded with mail leaves the place Saint- Pierre, Montmartre Date: January 1871

Utrillo and Guitry
MAURICE UTRILLO French painter, best known for his Parisian street scenes, with the actor and dramatist SACHA GUITRY (1885-1957), in Montmartre, Paris, 1955

Montmartre Nights / Vie P
Montmartre - the capital of the passionate society

Chappes Telegraph - 1
The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother is erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, overlooking Paris

An interior view of a party at Zellis nightclub, Montmartre
An interior view of a party at Zellis nightclub, 16 Rue Fontaine, Montmartre, Paris, 1920s (Zelli on far right) Date: 1920s

Jesuits Swear Oath
Loyola and his companions, at an altar in Montmartre, Paris, swear to create the Society of Jesus to defend the Catholic Church against the evils of the Reformation

Paris / Sacre Coeur 1907
A horse bus waits at the foot of the Montmartre funiculaire, which still carries sightseers and worshippers to the church of Sacre Coeur

Isle de la Cite and the River Seine, Paris in 1600
GENERAL VIEW looking north across the Cite, with Notre Dame : the Bastille is prominent on the far right, the hill of Montmartre in the left distance Date: circa 1600

A sketch of the interior of Le Palermo, Paris, 1920s
A sketch of the interior of the popular cabaret / nightclub Le Palermo, Paris, 1920s. Artwork by Jean Dulac. Allegedly reminiscent of the Palermo in Buenos Aires. Date: 1920s

Paris Sacre Coeur
The church stands high on the butte de Montmartre, but you don t have to walk up the hill, theres a funicular to carry you for the price of a metro ticket. Date: circa 1904

Montmartre, Paris, France - Rue du Mont-Cenis and the House of Mimi Pinson (on the right). Mimi Pinson was a " giddy but kind workgirl", popularised in the tale of 1845 by Alfred de Musset

Interior of Le Rat Mort, Paris
Sketch of the nterior of Le Rat Mort, Montmartre showing dancers and diners, Paris Date: 1912

Le Souper at Le Rat Mort, Paris
Sketch of Le Souper at Le Rat Mort, Montmartre, showing dancers and diners, Paris, 1921 Date: 1921

Paris Barricades
Barricade in the boulevard Montmartre, Paris, erected in the course of the rioting

Jesuits Take Oath - 1
FOUNDATION OF JESUIT ORDER Pierre Lefevre says mass as Loyola and his companions vow loyalty to their order at Montmartre on the Day of the Assumption

Making predictions in a caf頩n Montmartre, Paris
Making predictions in a caf頩 n Montmartre, Paris, at two in the morning. 1908. Engraving

Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 1876-1910. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Montmartre. Basilica of the Sacred Heart, in Monmartre quarter. Architecture

Boulevard Montmartre, Paris. Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). Oil on canvas. Date: 1897

Siege of Paris- Balloon
A captive balloon at Montmartre. Date: 1870

The view of Montmartre in Paris. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (SacrÚ¡âur Basilica) in the background. La Rue de la Barre. C. 1908

An interior view of Zellis nightclub with a portrait of Zel
An interior view of Zellis nightclub, 16 Rue Fontaine, with a portrait of Zelli himself, Montmartre, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

A sketch of the interior of the Chateau Caveau, Cabaret Caucasiens, Paris, 1920s. Artwork by Jean Dulac. A popular cabaret / nightclub on the Rue Pigalle specialising in Russian songs and dances

A sketch of the interior of L Abbaye de Theleme, Paris, 1920s, one of the oldest and most well-known cabaret restaurants in Montmartre. Date: 1920s

Art deco artwork portraying La Rue Pigalle, Montmarte, Paris, 1920s. Artwork by Jean Dulac. Date: 1920s

Montmartre - Sacre Coeur - base of the Funicular
Montmartre, Paris, France - Basilica Sacre Coeur - view close to the lower end of the Funicular railway, featuring the flock of goats who used to reside there. Date: circa 1930s

Montmartre - Sacre Coeur - Paris
Montmartre - Sacre Coeur, view from the Place du Tertre - Paris, France Date: circa 1930s

Aristide Bruant Photo
ARISTIDE BRUANT French singer who came to personify the night life of Montmartre and the world of cafe satire, photo of 1901. Date: 1851 - 1925

Rue Saint Vincent - Old Montmartre, Paris
An itinerant singer, his guitar strapped to his back, strolls along Rue Saint Vincent - Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: circa 1910s

Street scene in Montmartre, Paris, France
A street scene in Montmartre in Paris, France, showing buildings and parked cars. Date: circa 1960

Showgirl from Plaisirs de Paris / Montmartre a Minuit
One of the showgirls from the dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino, New York, 1938

Maxims scene from supper show Montmartre a Minuit
The Maxims scene from the supper show Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino, New York, 1938, (Broadway & 45th Street) produced by Clifford Fischer Date: 1938

Dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a M
One of the scenes from the dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino, New York, 1938

Showgirls from Plaisirs de Paris / Montmartre a Minuit
One of the showgirls from the dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino, New York, 1938

International Night Life magazine
Cover for International Night Life magazine, New York, 1938, featuring the dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino (Broadway & 45th Street)

London Casino, London
Programme cover for the London Casino, London, 1938 - featuring the dinner show Plaisirs de Paris and the supper show Montmartre a Minuit and produced by Clifford Fischer Date: 1938

Interior of LaJunie Restaurant / Cabaret
Interior of LaJunie restaurant / cabaret, Montmartre, Paris showing La Grande Salle Date: 1920s

Tai-Be, one of the dancers at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Vana-Yami, one of the dancers at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Sketch of midnight in Montmartre, Paris, 1914. Artwork by Herb Roth Date: 1914

Illustration for cover of Gaietes de Montmartre, 1939
Programme cover for Gaietes de Montmartre, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1939. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1939

Programme cover for Gaietes de Montmartre, 1939
Programme cover for Gaietes de Montmartre, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1939. Art work by Louis Curti. Date: 1939

Hauling ships guns up Montmartre, Paris; Franco-Prussian Wa
Illustration showing a gun carriage being hauled up the Buttes Montmartre, Paris, with the two famous windmills in the background, 1871. This sketch was sent out of Paris by balloon post

Montmartre Girls 1908
Two French girls in Montmartre lean against a statue for a rest from their skipping game; an inquisitive man in a bowler hat looks at the photographer

Guns of Montmartre
The guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them

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