Sepia toned albumen, 11 x 8.25". 19th century photograph of Paris, France. Image of a busy street scene. People in period dress and horse drawn carriages are seen on the "avenue de l'opera." In excellent condition.
Boucard, Adolphe. Travels of a Naturalist (1894), a narrative of scientific travel and observation documenting Indigenous communities, natural environments, and colonial-era societies across North and Central America. The work reflects nineteenth-century naturalist traditions in which field observation, specimen collection, and ethnographic description were intertwined, offering detailed accounts of Indigenous lifeways.....
African American U.S. Army soldier photo archive documenting one Black serviceman's movement through segregated training, camp organization, transport, and service life in the United States and Europe during World War II. The central figure appears repeatedly in uniform and identifies himself in captions including "me + doc," "grease monkey," and.....
[Film] [Feminism] Agnes Varda's "Cleo From 5 to 7" (1962). Archive of 2 original vintage silver gelatin photographs used as lobby cards. Both photos are 8" x 10". Glossy and in black and white. Cleo From 5 to 7 is the first full-length feature French New Wave drama written and.....
Varda, Agnès. Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962) established a central work in feminist cinema through its sustained focus on female subjectivity, embodiment, and the experience of time within urban modernity. Structured in near real-time, the film follows a young singer awaiting medical results, using this interval to examine how.....
[Film] Alain Delon in Le Samourai (aka The Godson in the US), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Archive of 7 original vintage lobby cards. Artists International, 1967 and 1972. All are about 8" x 11". Three are silver gelatin photogaphs in black and white, four are in color. Le Samourai is.....
Original Albumen photographic print of 19th century Paris. In the foreground several carriages are crossing paths in front of the Paris Opera. Circa 1880s. by X.phot. as credited in the title bar. A superb image capturing a period of time in 19th century Paris. 8" x 11". A sharp, clean.....
Albumen print photograph 8 ½" X 11", made in the 1800’s and mounted to a stiff light blue paper mount to 9 ½" x 12". Shows a view of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Photographer is noted as “X Phot” at the bottom of the print. According.....
De Montigny, Alfred. Les Stratagèmes des Échecs, ou collection des coups d’échecs les plus brillants et les plus curieux, tant dans la partie ordinaire que dans les différentes parties composées ; tirée des meilleurs Auteurs, et dont plusieurs n'ont point encore été publiés. Avec des planches où l'on trouve notée.....
World War I military photo album and scrapbook documenting Richard H. Morrison movement from Berkeley, California as an officer candidate from local recommendations and Army appointment papers to field artillery training, overseas service, postwar discharge, and later reserve artillery activity. Morrison’s record begins in April 1917, as the United States.....
Moreland, James H. correspondence and postcard archive documenting service of a United States Army engineer with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during the closing phase of World War I and the immediate postwar occupation period in 1919. Private James H. Moreland served with Company F, 114th Engineers, a unit.....
[Fashion][Art Deco] Art–Goût–Beauté. 1920s illustrated fashion periodicals emblematic of Parisian haute couture during the interwar decade when French designers were reaching international dominance in luxury fashion. Published in Paris from 1920 to 1933, the magazine disseminated the seasonal creations of leading couture houses to an elite readership. Art–Goût–Beauté integrated Art.....
Barth and Roger. Traite Pratique D'Ausculation ou Expose Methodique Des Diverses Applications De Ce Mode D'Examen a L'etat Physiologique et Mordbide De L'Economie Suive D'un Precis De Percussion. Paris: Labé, Editeur, Libraire de la Faculté de Médecine, 1854. In French. Hardcover. 712 pages. Signed by both authors on colophon, which.....
Souscrivez pour hâter la Paix par la Victoire. Poster illustrated by Paul Albert Besnard and issued in France in 1917 during the First World War to promote public subscription to government war loans. During the later years of the conflict the French government relied heavily on domestic bond drives to.....
Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont, known as the Chevalier d’Éon, was an eighteenth century French diplomat, soldier, and intelligence agent whose public life became widely discussed because of their gender identity and political career. D’Éon served the French crown in military and diplomatic roles, including assignments.....
Le secret du Chevalier d’Éon film poster, 1959, presenting a mid-twentieth-century cinematic interpretation of the eighteenth-century French figure known for living and serving publicly in both male and female identities, with direct relevance to the study of gender expression, cross-dressing, and historical representation in popular culture. The poster foregrounds the.....
Un Hermaphrodite by Louis Jourdan examines the life of the Chevalier d’Éon, an eighteenth century French diplomat, soldier, and intelligence agent whose public identity challenged conventional understandings of gender in European society. The book recounts the career of Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont, who served the.....
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[LGBTQ] Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon. Original 1959 French-Italian film based on the story of 18th century transgender icon, From 1777, d'Éon claimed to be anatomically a woman, and dressed as such. According to Wikipedia, there are only two earlier movies created with transgender themes, however, this movie would be.....
[Transgender][LGBTQ] Homberg, Octave. La Carrière Militaire du Chevalier d’Éon (1900) examines the military and diplomatic career of Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont, the eighteenth century soldier, diplomat, and intelligence agent who later lived publicly as a woman and became one of the most widely discussed gender.....
Anonymous. Technical manuscript on early automobile engineering, circa 1905 to 1915, documenting the foundational mechanical and electrical principles that shaped European motor production during its formative decades. Written in French and progressing from theoretical foundations to applied engine analysis, the text reflects the rapid professionalization of automotive engineering in the.....
Bollée, Camille. Dispositif équilibreur pour aéroplanes (1909) documents early efforts to solve the problem of aircraft stability in the immediate years following the Wright brothers first powered flight, when engineers in Europe and the United States sought mechanical solutions to controlled flight. Issued by the French government, this patent establishes.....
Carjat, Étienne. Autograph letter signed, August 29, 1878, documents the working relationships between photography studios and theatrical institutions in late 19th-century Paris through the correspondence of a photographer known for portraiture of literary figures including Charles Baudelaire. Writing on his studio letterhead, Carjat records an exchange involving access to a......
French Resistance ephemera archive, 1944–1945, documents the political messaging, organizational structure, and cultural expression of the French Liberation movement in the final phase of World War II. Produced as Allied forces advanced and German occupation collapsed, the materials articulate core principles of the resistance, including “popular sovereignty, social justice, national.....
French women register to vote for first time. Vintage Gelatin silver print black and white press photo. January 5, 1945. 7 x 9 in. Original caption pasted to verso (in part): “French women to cast first vote. Paris – For the first time in the history of France women have.....
[Film] Francois Truffaut's Classic Relationship Triangle "Jules and Jim" (1962). Archive of 3 original vintage silver gelatin photographs used as lobby cards in movie theaters. Photos are 8.5" x 10". Glossy and in black and white. Jules and Jim is a French New Wave romantic drama set during World War.....
