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Image Not Available for M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.
M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.
Image Not Available for M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.

M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.

Creator Eric Borchert (German, c.1900 - 1942)
Date1934
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 24.3 x 18 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/5374
LocationNot currently on display

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Eric Borchert
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Photograph
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The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
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Eric Borchert
c. 1933
Photograph
Image Not Available for M. Marcel Gaudin is the guardian of the eternal flame by the grave of the Unknown Soldier.
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Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for Woman sits with man who is reading english language newpaper and protects his head from sun with Daily Chronicle, Champs Elysees Café
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Bert Hardy
1951
Photograph
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Eric Borchert
c. 1933
Photograph
Image Not Available for The man with the paper army: the vast army is beyond the control of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
The man with the paper army: the vast army is beyond the control of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
M. Paul Chabas, member of the Institute de France and president of the French Artists' Association (left) and M. Gustave Pierre, Painter.
M. Paul Chabas, member of the Institute de France and president of the French Artists' Association (left) and M. Gustave Pierre, Painter.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for One of these road workers knows Germany at first hand as he had been a prisoner there for one and a half years during the war.
One of these road workers knows Germany at first hand as he had been a prisoner there for one and a half years during the war.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for There exists along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris a restaurant only for dogs. Here a couple of customers are served by waiters, just like human beings.
There exists along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris a restaurant only for dogs. Here a couple of customers are served by waiters, just like human beings.
Associated Press, German
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Woman in bonnet with young son stand at tables of Champs Elysees café
Woman in bonnet with young son stand at tables of Champs Elysees café
Bert Hardy
1951
Photograph
Image Not Available for Woman assisted by male companion makes adjustments to her hair with vanity mirror, at the table of a Champs Elysees café
Woman assisted by male companion makes adjustments to her hair with vanity mirror, at the table of a Champs Elysees café
Bert Hardy
1951
Photograph
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