The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. After a series of bruising wars and turmoil within the French Republic, culminating in the Franco-Prussian War which ended in 1871, it embarked on an age of peace, prosperity and progress.
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| Life of France in the 1900s and 1910s |
From the ruins of conflict, the Belle Epoque brought joie de vivre flourish, a boom in art, design, industry, technology, gastronomy, education, travel, entertainment and nightlife.
A set of amazing photos from Archives Photos that shows what life of France looked like in the 1900s and 1910s.
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| Generations of a French family in a Paris garden, circa 1900 |
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| Girl on the steps of the family house with his toy boats, circa 1900 |
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| Huelgoat’s river and forest, circa 1900 |
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| Shipbuilding yards, Marseille, Le Pharo, circa 1900 |
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| The fall, circa 1900 |
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| The sailboat, circa 1900 |
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| The three-master Amélie at anchor in Nantes, circa 1900 |
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| Beaching at Bréhat, circa 1900-1910 |
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| Ruins of the keep of the Château de Lavardin (Touraine), circa 1903 |
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| Bisquines regatta off Saint-Malo, 1905 |
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| Bisquine cancalaise off Saint-Malo, 1907 |
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| Hot air balloon, Rallye-Ballon de Château-Gontier, 1907. |
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| Hot air balloon, Rallye-Ballon de Château-Gontier, 1907 |
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| The Marie-Christine bath, Le Havre, 1909 |
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| The train for Paris at Château-Gontier station, 1909 |
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| Bohémian, circa 1910 |
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| Breton women in traditional costume during the pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-la-Palud for the feast of the Cinquantenaire, circa 1910 |
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| Brittany homeless, circa 1910 |
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| Hunters, pond at Préchac, Gironde, circa 1910 |
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| In front of the mountain, circa 1910 |
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| Just a break, circa 1910 |
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| Looking the other way, circa 1910 |
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| Man and children in rags with bare feet, circa 1910 |
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| Parc du Plessis-Tison, Nantes, circa 1910 |
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| Sailboat “Marie-Pauline” returning to port, Saint-Malo, circa 1910 |
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| Sailboat L3333, Brittany, towards Lannion, circa 1910 |
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| Sailors at Rochefort, Rue de l’Arsenal, circa 1910 |
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| Sunday at the beach, circa 1910 |
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| Swimmers, circa 1910 |
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| Tedders’s snack, around the Chanteau de Magnanne, Mayenne, circa 1910 |
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| The river, circa 1910 |
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| Unloading cods, Saint-Malo, circa 1910 |
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| Walk on the suspension bridge, Tonnay-Charente, circa 1910 |
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| A start at the Anjou circuit, Angers Aviation Grand Prix, 1912 |
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| Boat trip, Roscoff, 1912 |
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| At the ebb, Rochebonne beach, Saint-Malo, 1914 |
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| On the beach of Rochebonne, Paramé, circa 1914 |
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| Young soldier in front of the barracks, circa 1914 |
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| Soldiers at Soissons, April 14, 1917 |
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| Edith Pierron with Pierre Pineau, taken near La Féolle, December 15, 1918 |
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| Marie Pierron and her daughters, taken near Nère, early 1918 |
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| Roger Pierron with fork and wheelbarrow, taken near La Féolle, December 15, 1918 |
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| Under the bridge, Marseille, May 4, 1918 |
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| Kitchen break, January 6, 1919 |
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| Walk in the gorges of Ballandaz, 1919 |