In November 1919, under the watchful eye of a police officer, Parisians stand in line in front of the first public restaurant serving a 2 franc fixed-price menu. Commissioner of provisions Henri Roy s...
In 1918, during World War I, the Printemps department store advertises the summer sales. Parisians take a look at the displays, which are lavish, and pass by a few soldiers. A man sprays the pavement ...
In 1919, numerous soldiers arrive at Gare de l'Est (East Station). They line up in front of offices to be demobilized, then wait at clothing centers to return their packs.
In July 1918, during World War I, the streets of Paris seen from a tramway are calm, and the people, of which there are few, go about their business. On a sidewalk, city-dwellers stroll along and a so...
In October 1918, posters hung in the Paris streets implore passersby to subscribe to the fourth national loan to "regain all of France's sweet land." Parisians can see trophies of war such as the subm...
In 1919, following bombings of World War I, the town Arras is in ruins. The town hall and the belfry are destroyed, and homes have lost their facades or been reduced to piles of rocks. In the streets ...
A plane drops bombs from different altitudes to study the trajectory of the projectiles and calculate the freefall time.
Aircraft and balloons : Manufacturing an airship and aviation factory. Comparison of 1914 and 1917 airplanes. Illustrated enumeration of all airplane types. Airplane pilot and gunner training. Observa...