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A vehicle falls into the River Isere after an accident, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A vehicle falls into the River Isere after an accident, 1930. A La Suite d une Collision, un Autocar Roule Dans l Isere. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 31 August 1930]

A ballooning accident, 1932. Creator: Unknown
A ballooning accident, 1932. Un Accident en Ballon. A Monsieur Debaisieux and two companions were injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the roof of police headquarters in Lille, France

Paul Doumer, President of the French Republic, assassinated on 6 May 1932. Creator: Unknown
Paul Doumer, President of the French Republic, assassinated on 6 May 1932. Monsieur Paul Doumer, President de la Republique Francaise, assassine le 6 Mai 1932

An audacious burglary, 1932. Creator: Unknown
An audacious burglary, 1932. Un Audacieux Cambriolage. Masked robbers make a daring raid on a Paris bank in broad daylight, breaking into the safe

Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Vingt Elephants dans les Flammes. A fire at a menagerie in Antwerp, Belgium. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal". [France, 1932]

An attack in Tokyo, 1932. Creator: Unknown
An attack in Tokyo, 1932. Un Attentat a Tokio. The Sakuradamon Incident on 9 January 1932 was an assassination attempt by a Korean independence activist, Lee Bong-chang (1900-1932)

Shocking robbery by bandits in New York, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Shocking robbery by bandits in New York, 1932. Une Stupefiante Agression des Bandits de New-York. Rich society couple Mr and Mrs Olemberg are tied up and robbed in New York, USA

Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Une Tragedie au Fond d un Puits. A well-digger was trapped in a landslide while drilling

A dramatic abduction, 1932. Creator: Unknown
A dramatic abduction, 1932. Un Enlevement Dramatique. Police stop a kidnapping attempt on Georges Agabekov (1896-1938), chief of the OGPU Near Eastern Section, in a street of Constanta, Romania

The horrible death of two electrians, 1929. Creator: Unknown
The horrible death of two electrians, 1929. L Horrible Mort de Deux Electriciens. Lift engineers are crushed to death in an industrial accident. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Costes and Bellonte beat the flying distance record, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Costes and Bellonte beat the flying distance record, 1929. Costes et Bellonte Battent Record de Distance en Avion. French aviators Dieudonne Costes (1892-1973) and Maurice Bellonte (1896-1983)

Firedamp explosion, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Firedamp explosion, 1932. Coup de Grisou. On 9 December 1932, 7 miners were killed in an explosion at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire. An 8th man died later

An appalling cataclysm, 1932. Creator: Unknown
An appalling cataclysm, 1932. Un Epouvantable Cataclysme. Buildings are torn apart and people are killed and injured during the destruction of Saint-Denis de la Reunion

The disaster of the Promethee, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The disaster of the " Promethee", 1932. La Catastrophe du " Promethee". The French Navy submarine Promethee (Prometheus) sank suddenly off the coast of Normandy on 7 July 1932

Will he make gold?, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Will he make gold?, 1932. Fabriquera-t-il de l or?. Engineer Zbigniew Dunikowski claimed to be in possession of a secret formula which allowed him to obtain gold from ordinary sand and rocks

The heroic ascent of Professor Piccard, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The heroic ascent of Professor Piccard, 1932. L Heroique Ascension du Professeur Piccard. Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) built a balloon with an airtight cabin

Flooding in southern France, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Flooding in southern France, 1932. Les Inondations du Midi. People fleeing as debris carried by floodwaters looms towards them. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal"

Tragic exodus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Tragic exodus, 1932. Exode Tragique. Chinese civilians fleeing Shanghai under Japanese bombing attacks. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal". [France, 14 February 1932]

Catching geese with a fishing rod, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Catching geese with a fishing rod, 1929. Faute De Mieux, Ils Pechent Des Oies. (For lack of anything better, they fish for geese). Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

French troops leaving the second Rhine zone, 1929. Creator: Unknown
French troops leaving the second Rhine zone, 1929. Les Troupes Francaises Evacuent La Seconde Zone Rhenane. The French Army of the Rhine leaves the region of the Rhine river in Germany which they had

Andre Tardieu replies to questions, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Andre Tardieu replies to questions, 1929. Monsieur Andre Tardieu (1876-1945) the French prime minister, answers questions after the reading of the ministerial declaration

In Haiti, the Americans let gunpowder do the talking, 1929. Creator: Unknown
In Haiti, the Americans let gunpowder do the talking, 1929. A Haiti, les Americains Font Parler la Poudre. (In Haiti, the Americans let gunpowder do the talking)

A ship catches fire in the Red Sea, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A ship catches fire in the Red Sea, 1930. Un Paquebot Prend Feu Dans La Mer Rouge. Rescuers pull survivors from the water as a ship burns

A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Un Magnifique Acte d Heroisme. A man with a rope swims towards a ship foundering in rough seas. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

In the land of the Soviets, 1930. Creator: Unknown
In the land of the Soviets, 1930. Au Pays Des Soviets. By order of the government, religious buildings are systematically destroyed

Mysterious affair in Beziers, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Mysterious affair in Beziers, 1930. La Mysterieuse Affaire De Beziers. Dr Laget, accused of attempting to poison his sister, is brought face-to-face with her

Start of the African hunting season, 1931. Creator: Unknown
Start of the African hunting season, 1931. En Afrique, Aussi, La Chasse Est Ouverte. Elephants, ostriches, and big game hunters with a dead lion. Below is a covered wagon

Investigation into the Trait d Union II, 1931. Creator: Unknown
Investigation into the " Trait d Union II", 1931. L Enquete Sur Le Trait-D Union II. In September 1931, French aviators Joseph Le Brix

The misfortune of being too fat, 1931. Creator: Unknown
The misfortune of being too fat, 1931. La Malchance D Etre Trop Gros. Escaping convicts attempt to pull their portly comrade through the sawn bars of a prison cell window

Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. La Police Fait Irruption Dans Une Distillerie Clandestine. Officers arrest men at an illegal alcohol distilling operation in Lille, France

Two policemen save a family, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Two policemen save a family, 1930. Deux Gendarmes Sauvent Une Famille. French policemen rescue a family and their horse from floods. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Barrel-rolling championship, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Barrel-rolling championship, 1930. Le Championnat Des Rouleurs De Tonneaux. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 3 August 1930]

Italy is in mourning, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Italy is in mourning, 1930. L Italie Est En Deuil. Soldiers and fascist Blackshirts help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a serious earthquake

A marriage in swimwear, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A marriage in swimwear, 1929. Un Mariage En Costume De Bain. Bride, groom and guests wearing bathing costumes at a French marriage ceremony in the town hall

A home destroyed, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A home destroyed, 1930. Le Foyer Detruit. Flooding in southern France: a distraught elderly couple salvage a few possessions from the wreckage of their home

How, in Morocco, one chastens a scavenger, 1929. Creator: Unknown
How, in Morocco, one chastens a scavenger, 1929. Comment, Au Maroc, On Chatie Un " Charognard". An unfortunate (and probably hungry)

In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. Creator: Unknown
In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. En Alsace, Une Paysanne Est Happee Par Une Machine A Battre

Five hundred years ago, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Five hundred years ago, 1929. Il Y A Cinq Cents Ans. The amazing story of Joan of Arc began in Vaucouleurs. The teenage Joan of Arc (1412-1431) travelled to Vaucouleurs in northern France in 1428

An uprising on the island of Formosa, 1930. Creator: Unknown
An uprising on the island of Formosa, 1930. Un Soulevement dans l Ile de Formose. Revolting natives attack a Japanese school and kill twenty young girls

Monsieur Gaston Doumergue... has voted!, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Monsieur Gaston Doumergue...has voted!, 1929. M. Doumergue Gaston...A Vote!. French statesman Doumergue Gaston (1863-1937) was President of the French Republic from 1924 to 1931

Less accurate than William Tell, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Less accurate than William Tell, 1929. Moins Adroit Que Guillamume Tell. Theatre show: a sharp-shooter accidentally kills a knife-thrower. Cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Eleven unfortunates asphyxiated in a night shelter, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Eleven unfortunates asphyxiated in a night shelter, 1929. Onze Malheureux Asphyxies Dans un Asile de Nuit. Firemen attend victims poisoned by gas at the Salle Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in the rue de

Convicts mutinying, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Convicts mutinying, 1930. Une Mutinerie De Forcats. Prisoners on board the ship " La Martiniere" attempt to strangle a guard

Lifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Lifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Enleve Dans Les Airs Par Son Alliance. A man dangles from a crane after his ring was caught on a hook. Cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Another attack in Marseille!, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Another attack in Marseille!, 1929. Encore Un Attentat A Marseille!. Three masked bandits rob a bank cashier. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 29 December 1929]

A regiment of English dragoons puts out a fire with sabre blows, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A regiment of English dragoons puts out a fire with sabre blows, 1914. Un Regiment De Dragons Anglais Eteint Un Incendie A Coups De Sabre

What the president admired during his trip to Brittany, 1914. Creator: Unknown
What the (French) president admired during his trip to Brittany, 1914. Ce Que Le President De La Republique A Admire Dans Son Voyage En Bretagne

Norma Talmadge, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Norma Talmadge, 1930. Concours Des Vedettes De Cinema (film star contest): Norma Talmadge. American actress Norma Talmadge (1893-1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era

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