FRENCH MARINE, warships, officers, ports, 1929/34 - Lot 263

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FRENCH MARINE, warships, officers, ports, 1929/34 - Lot 263
FRENCH MARINE, warships, officers, ports, 1929/34 10 photos by Henri Manuel, vintage silver prints All captioned (with dates), some stamped Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm each Note: A set of photographs dedicated to the French army, dating from 1932 to 1935, featuring officers, military parades, official ceremonies and commemorative monuments. These images bear witness to the public and ceremonial events associated with the military institution in interwar France. During this period, military ceremonies, parades and commemorations played an important role in public life, particularly in the context of the memory of the First World War and the central role of the army in French society. The photographs are by photographer Henri Manuel (1874-1947), whose Paris studio produced numerous press reports on political, social and military events in the first half of the XXᵉ century. This set is a visual testimony to the military iconography and official ceremonies of the period. MARINE FRANCAISE, warships, officers, ports, 1929/34 10 photos by Henri Manuel, vintage silver prints All captioned (with dates), some stamped Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm each Annotations on images. Catalog note: Set of photographs devoted to the French navy, dating from 1929 to 1934, depicting warships, officers and port scenes. The images illustrate various aspects of French naval activity between the wars, a period marked by the modernization of fleets and the presence of the navy in military and civilian ports. These photographs show maritime life and port infrastructures, as well as the military vessels that made up the French fleet at the time. The shots were taken by Henri Manuel (1874-1947), a Parisian press photographer whose studio documented many of the official, political and military events of the first half of the XXᵉ century. This set is part of the production of news photography for the press, illustrating the activities and public representation of the French Navy at the time.
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