Marcel Cerf was born in 1911. Historian and journalist, he contributed to the "Monde" from 1929 to 1935, a magazine founded by Henri Barbusse. In 1935, he joined the team of the "Regards" magazine as a reporter-photographer, covering meetings but also social, political, sports and cultural events under the Popular Front. Some of his photos were published on the front covers. After five years of captivity in Germany during WWII, Marcel Cerf devoted himself to History, especially to the Paris Commune. He only used his Rolleiflex for private purposes. By the time of his death in January 2010, his daughter Claudine Cerf donated his photographic collection to the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris (Historical Library of the City of Paris).
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"Fête de l''Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L''Humanité". A [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Draveil (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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"Naissance d'une cité", play by Jean-Richard Bloch performed at the Winter veldorome. Paris, 1937. [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Valmondois (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Draveil (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Valmondois (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Cave dwelling in the Haute-Isle cliff. La Roche-Guyon (France), [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Washing. France, 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Campfire. Villeneuve-sur-Auvers (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Valmondois (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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Solidarity rally after the attack on Léon Blum, in the presence of Jean Perrin and Paul Langevin, [...]
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French Communist party. Meeting of women organized by Maria Rabaté (1900-1985), French politician [...]
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Strike at the Galeries Lafayette department store. Paris (9th arrondissement), 1936. Photograph by [...]
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Strike at the Galeries Lafayette department store. Paris (9th arrondissement), 1936. Photograph by [...]
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French Communist party. Meeting of women organized by Maria Rabaté (1900-1985), French politician [...]
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French Communist party. Rally of women organized by Maria Rabaté (1900-1985), French politician. [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Valmondois (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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French Communist party. Rally of women organized by Maria Rabaté (1900-1985), French politician. [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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Rally against Hitlerism in the presence of Jacques Duclos (1896-1975) and Jean-Marie Clamamus [...]
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Funeral of Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892-1937), French writer and politician. Paris, October 1937. [...]
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Parade of children, 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque historique de la [...]
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Camping and Culture association. France, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Children's Feast. Suzanne Lacore (1875-1977), French politician, Under-Secretary for Child Welfare. [...]
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Camping and Culture association. France, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Camping and Culture association. France, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Popular rally around Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892-1937), French writer, journalist and politician. [...]
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North African people in France. Report. 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque [...]
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"Naissance d'une cité", play by Jean-Richard Bloch performed at the Winter veldorome. Paris, 1937. [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". A [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". A [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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Rally of supporters of the Popular Front at the Place de la Bastille. Paris, on July 14, 1936. [...]
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Face of the French Republic. Sketch for the first cover of the magazine "Regards", no. 130, July 9, [...]
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Camping and Culture association. France, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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Camping and Culture association. France, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Fundraising for charities. 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque historique de [...]
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Rally for the anniversary of September 4, 1870 (French Third Republic) at the place de la [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Cart, 1937-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). [...]
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Open-air meal. La Courneuve (France), 1936. Photograph by Marcel Cerf (1911-2010). Bibliothèque [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Washing in the river, 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]
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Winter velodrome. Speech of Dolores Ibárruri Gómez (La Pasionaria, 1895-1989), Spanish communist [...]
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Militants of the Etoile Nord-Africaine (North African Star), Algerian nationalist organization, [...]
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"Fête de l'Humanité", annual festival organized by the French communist newspaper "L'Humanité". [...]
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Camping and Culture association. Draveil (France), 1936-1938. Photograph by Marcel Cerf [...]