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Type Collection (#16)

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

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

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

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

Background imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType 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 imageType Collection: Breton peasant, Brittany, Northern France

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

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

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

Background imageType Collection: Breton woman with her baby, Brittany, Northern France

Breton woman with her baby, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume with her baby, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Woman at a spinning wheel, Dinan, Brittany, Northern France

Woman at a spinning wheel, Dinan, Brittany, Northern France
Woman at a spinning wheel near Dinan, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Background imageType Collection: Man making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

Man making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
Man making wooden shoes (sabots) in his workshop, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Couples walking at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France

Couples walking at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France
Three young couples out walking in traditional costume at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Milkmaid on a donkey, Normandy, Northern France

Milkmaid on a donkey, Normandy, Northern France
Milkmaid sitting on a donkey, doing her deliveries in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Barber in action, Rouen, Normandy, Northern France

Barber in action, Rouen, Normandy, Northern France
Barber in action, shaving a sailor on the quayside at Rouen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Women outside a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France

Women outside a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France
Three women outside a Catholic church, Pont Aven, Brittany, Northern France, wearing traditional costume. 1922

Background imageType Collection: Man making pottery, Quimper, Brittany, Northern France

Man making pottery, Quimper, Brittany, Northern France
Man making pottery (Breton Faience) at Quimper, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Display of wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

Display of wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
Display of wooden shoes (sabots) for sale in a Breton market, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: People making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

People making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
People making wooden shoes (sabots) in the open air, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Tailor embroidering waistcoat, Brittany, Northern France

Tailor embroidering waistcoat, Brittany, Northern France
Breton tailor embroidering a waistcoat for a gala costume, Pont l Abbe, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageType Collection: Scene with fish at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France

Scene with fish at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France
Scene at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France. The crates of tunny fish (thon) are standing ready for transport to the cannery. Date: 1922



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