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Roger-Viollet | 704753 | Missak Manouchian (1906-1944), Armenian poet and resistance fighter, wearing his military uniform while on leave. | © Archives Manouchian / Roger-Viollet
112257-16 DG
Missak Manouchian (1906-1944), Armenian poet and resistance fighter, wearing his military uniform [...]
Roger-Viollet | 689072 | Françoise Giroud (1916-2003), French journalist, writer and politician, at her place. Paris, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
60985-14 DG
Françoise Giroud (1916-2003), French journalist, writer and politician, at her place. Paris, 1979. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 979591 | Portuguese migrant workers going to work. Drancy (France), 1970's. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
77719-5 DG
Portuguese migrant workers going to work. Drancy (France), 1970's. Photograph by Léon Claude [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1430233 | Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), auteur dramatique français, élu académicien. A ses côtés, son épouse Rodica Burileanu (1910-2004). Paris (6e arr.), 25 février 1971. Photographie de Tony Bosco (né en 1941). Fonds France Soir. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Tony Bosco / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
1430233 DG
Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), auteur dramatique français, élu académicien. A ses côtés, son épouse [...]
Roger-Viollet | 251643 | World War I. Colonial and foreign workers in war factories. Transport of bars for 75mm field guns. Region of Lyons (France), mid-September 1916. | © Piston / Excelsior - L'Equipe / Roger-Viollet
72110-27 DG
World War I. Colonial and foreign workers in war factories. Transport of bars for 75mm field guns. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 848160 | World War I. Colonial and foreign workers in war factories.Shells. Region of Lyons (France), mid-September 1916. Photograph published in the newspaper  Excelsior , on Sunday, September 17, 1916. | © Piston & Wackernie / Excelsior - L'Equipe / Roger-Viollet
72108-33 DG
World War I. Colonial and foreign workers in war factories.Shells. Region of Lyons (France), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 825042 | North-African migrant workers using a pneumatic drill. Paris, 1972. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
61085-13 DG
North-African migrant workers using a pneumatic drill. Paris, 1972.
 
Roger-Viollet | 890320 | Algerian migrant workers in charge of unloading coal dust. Drancy (France), 1970. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
77974-2 DG
Algerian migrant workers in charge of unloading coal dust. Drancy (France), 1970. Photograph by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 396369 | Portuguese workers eating on a construction site. Bobigny (France), January 1971. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
78624-27 DG
Portuguese workers eating on a construction site. Bobigny (France), January 1971. Photograph by [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 809106 | Josephine Baker (1906-1975), American variety artist. Paris, Folies Bergères, 1936. | © Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
80394-25 DG
Josephine Baker (1906-1975), American variety artist. Paris, Folies Bergères, 1936.
 
Roger-Viollet | 963549 | Yugoslav immigrants in the district of Belleville, impasse du Puits. Paris (20th arrondissement), circa 1967. Photograph by Jean-Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
80888-27 DG
Yugoslav immigrants in the district of Belleville, impasse du Puits. Paris (20th arrondissement), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 288794 | Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Swiss painter and sculptor. 1965. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Jean Marquis / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
72396-2 DG
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Swiss painter and sculptor. 1965. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
Roger-Viollet | 739652 | Portuguese workers eating on a construction site. Bobigny (France), January 1971. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
78624-28 DG
Portuguese workers eating on a construction site. Bobigny (France), January 1971. Photograph by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 963730 | Brassaï (1899-1984), Hungarian-born French photographer, sculptor and writer, with some of his works. Paris, 1968. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
77960-3 DG
Brassaï (1899-1984), Hungarian-born French photographer, sculptor and writer, with some of his [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 450179 | Algerian migrant worker in charge of unloading coal dust. Drancy (France), April 1970. Photograph by Léon Claude Vénézia (1941-2013). | © Léon Claude Vénézia / Roger-Viollet
78624-13 DG
Algerian migrant worker in charge of unloading coal dust. Drancy (France), April 1970. Photograph [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 502715 | Migrant workers at the Hédé industrial bakery. Ivry-sur-Seine (France), 1983. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
57378-9 DG
Migrant workers at the Hédé industrial bakery. Ivry-sur-Seine (France), 1983.
Roger-Viollet | 534546 | Jean Seberg (1938-1979), American actress, during the shooting of  A bout de souffle , film by Jean-Luc Godard. France, September 1959. | © Alain Adler / Roger-Viollet
74175-18 DG
Jean Seberg (1938-1979), American actress, during the shooting of "A bout de souffle", film by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 917569 | Yves Montand (1921-1991), French actor and singer, 1973. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Jean Marquis / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
72396-31 DG
Yves Montand (1921-1991), French actor and singer, 1973. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
Roger-Viollet | 527571 | Man from a Portuguese community living in a shanty town. Champigny-sur-Marne (France), 1967. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
61086-10 DG
Man from a Portuguese community living in a shanty town. Champigny-sur-Marne (France), 1967.
 
Roger-Viollet | 735126 | Blaise Cendrars (Frédéric Louis Sauser, 1887-1961), French writer, circa 1925. | © Henri Martinie / Roger-Viollet
11981-10 DG
Blaise Cendrars (Frédéric Louis Sauser, 1887-1961), French writer, circa 1925.
Roger-Viollet | 348505 | Alphabetisation lesson for migrant workers. France, 1980's. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
61084-8 DG
Alphabetisation lesson for migrant workers. France, 1980's.
 
Roger-Viollet | 572507 | Foujita (1886-1968), Japanese-born French painter, in his studio. Paris, circa 1925. | © Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
55261-10 DG
Foujita (1886-1968), Japanese-born French painter, in his studio. Paris, circa 1925.
 
Roger-Viollet | 270555 | Hairdresser working in the shanty town of a Portuguese community. Champigny-sur-Marne (France), 1964. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
61083-13 DG
Hairdresser working in the shanty town of a Portuguese community. Champigny-sur-Marne (France), [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 393798 | North African people in France. Report. 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Marcel Cerf / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
60276-10 DG
North African people in France. Report. 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque [...]
Roger-Viollet | 580624 | Milan Kundera (1929-2023), Czech writer (deprived of his nationality in 1979) living in France, on April 11, 1979. | © Jean-Pierre Couderc / Roger-Viollet
40360-1 DG
Milan Kundera (1929-2023), Czech writer (deprived of his nationality in 1979) living in France, on [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 180860 | Migrant workers at the Remetal factory. Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (France), 1983. | © Georges Azenstarck / Roger-Viollet
57378-6 DG
Migrant workers at the Remetal factory. Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (France), 1983.
 
Roger-Viollet | 204879 | Elsa Triolet (1896-1970), French writer, Goncourt prize-winner for  Le premier accroc coûte 200 francs . Paris, 1945. | © Collection Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
48753-10 DG
Elsa Triolet (1896-1970), French writer, Goncourt prize-winner for "Le premier accroc coûte 200 [...]
Roger-Viollet | 183502 | Russian printing house. Paris, 1927. | © Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
6558-4 DG
Russian printing house. Paris, 1927.
 
Roger-Viollet | 447485 | Tonkinese working at the picking the Trianon garden. Versailles (France). | © Collection Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
2415-9 DG
Tonkinese working at the picking the Trianon garden. Versailles (France).
Roger-Viollet | 216740 | Georges Charpak (1924-2010), French physicist, Nobel prizewinner in physics in 1992. Paris, 1993. | © Jean-Pierre Couderc / Roger-Viollet
46426-9 DG
Georges Charpak (1924-2010), French physicist, Nobel prizewinner in physics in 1992. Paris, 1993.
 
Roger-Viollet | 246387 | First aid lesson. France, 1966. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
51166-2 DG
First aid lesson. France, 1966. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 1027698 | Paco Rabanne (1934-2023), Spanish fashion designer and writer, in his couture house. Paris, 1987. | © Bruno de Monès / Roger-Viollet
44525-13 DG
Paco Rabanne (1934-2023), Spanish fashion designer and writer, in his couture house. Paris, 1987.
Roger-Viollet | 715170 | People in front of the National Immigration Agency, Regional Centre of Paris. Paris, 1964. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
51165-6 DG
People in front of the National Immigration Agency, Regional Centre of Paris. Paris, 1964. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 543876 | Immigrants in a shanty town. Paris suburbs, circa 1968. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
51165-5 DG
Immigrants in a shanty town. Paris suburbs, circa 1968. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 190021 | Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish writer, attending a rehearsal of  Waiting for Godot . In the background, Lucien Raimbourg. Paris, Theatre de l'Odéon, 1961. | © Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
860-6 DG
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish writer, attending a rehearsal of "Waiting for Godot". In the [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 413493 | Immigrants walking in a shopping street. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
51164-3 DG
Immigrants walking in a shopping street. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 719010 | African migrant worker at the Renault car factory. Flins-sur-Seine (France), 1963. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
51164-1 DG
African migrant worker at the Renault car factory. Flins-sur-Seine (France), 1963. Photograph by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 244656 | Miners. Foreign workforce. Miner working with a jackhammer (full length). Mining company: Compagnie des Houillères de Montrambert et de la Béraudière. Saint-Etienne (France), 1931-1934. Photograph by François Kollar (1904-1979). Paris, Bibliothèque Forney. | © François Kollar / Bibliothèque Forney / Roger-Viollet
47775-18 DG
Miners. Foreign workforce. Miner working with a jackhammer (full length). Mining company: Compagnie [...]
Roger-Viollet | 345905 | Charles Aznavour (1924-2018), Armenian-born French singer-songwriter and actor, in his dressing room at the Olympia. Paris, 1983. | © Bruno de Monès / Roger-Viollet
44522-8 DG
Charles Aznavour (1924-2018), Armenian-born French singer-songwriter and actor, in his dressing [...]
Roger-Viollet | 463896 | Official reception of Italian migrant workers who just arrived at the Puteaux train station (France). | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
601-9 DG
Official reception of Italian migrant workers who just arrived at the Puteaux train station [...]
Roger-Viollet | 238535 | Migrant workers at the Renault car factory of Boulogne-Billancourt (France), in the 1925-1930's. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
315-13 DG
Migrant workers at the Renault car factory of Boulogne-Billancourt (France), in the 1925-1930's.
Roger-Viollet | 756490 | Charles Aznavour (1924-2018), Armenian-born French singer-songwriter and actor, with his father. Gala at the Olympia. Paris, on January 6, 1976. | © Patrick Ullmann / Roger-Viollet
1730-12 DG
Charles Aznavour (1924-2018), Armenian-born French singer-songwriter and actor, with his father. [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 944192 | World War I. Chinese men working at the Saint-Fons gunpowder factory (France). | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
12957-1 DG
World War I. Chinese men working at the Saint-Fons gunpowder factory (France).
Roger-Viollet | 978931 | Yves Montand (1921-1991), French actor and singer. Paris, June 1946. | © Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
1095-2 DG
Yves Montand (1921-1991), French actor and singer. Paris, June 1946.
 
Roger-Viollet | 344936 | North-African miner in the Pas-de-Calais (France). | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
19464-10 DG
North-African miner in the Pas-de-Calais (France).
Roger-Viollet | 932248 | Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), Senegalese statesman and poet, 1949. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
1052-13 DG
Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), Senegalese statesman and poet, 1949.
Roger-Viollet | 615526 | Russian cooks. Paris, circa 1925. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
9159-6 DG
Russian cooks. Paris, circa 1925.
 
Roger-Viollet | 666306 | Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), Soviet dancer and choreographer. Paris, Opéra Garnier, June 1986. | © Colette Masson / Roger-Viollet
28753-10 DG
Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), Soviet dancer and choreographer. Paris, Opéra Garnier, June 1986.
 
Roger-Viollet | 791088 | Applicants for the title of Miss Russia, in the premises of the newspaper  La Russie illustrée . Paris, 1930. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
4047-16 DG
Applicants for the title of Miss Russia, in the premises of the newspaper "La Russie illustrée". [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 617564 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Russian-born French painter, 1964. | © Jean-Régis Roustan / Roger-Viollet
24252-7 DG
Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Russian-born French painter, 1964.