Maurice-Louis Branger who was born in Fontainebleau in 1874 began to work as a photographer beginning in 1895. Around 1905 he created the photo reportage agency "Photopresse" at 5 rue Cambon in Paris. He was a versatile and very active photographer, covering the main events of Paris life, in particular the flood of 1910, but also criminal affairs and trials, the cultural and political life and sporting events. A truly international reporter, he was one of the rare photographers to go into the field during the First Balkan War in 1913. Upon his return to France, he photographed World War I and its consequences for four years. Once a civilian and Parisian again, he became known particularly for his local reportages of daily life of the roaring twenties in a rapidly changing city. He died in 1950 in Mantes la Jolie. In 1961, Roger-Viollet acquired 31,000 negatives of his photographs produced between 1900 and 1927, as well as many vintage prints.
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The Bir-Hakeim bridge and the Eiffel Tower. Paris (XVIth arrondissement), 1908.
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Bowling at the Jardin de Paris, 1909.
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World War One. German prisoners guarded by English soldiers. Saint-Nazaire (France), 1914.
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Flag of the 1st regiment of Senegalese infantrymen at the Longchamp racecourse. Paris (XVIth arrondissement), on July 14, 1913.
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Camel on display at the entrance a game and poultry shop. Paris, 1908.
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World War One. Woman driving a streetcar in Paris.
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Meuriot on a René Gillet sidecar, for the Grand Prix du Motocycle-Club de France. Fontainebleau (France), on June 28, 1914.
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Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876-1944), French racing cyclist, second at the 1905 Tour de France.
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Group of students during the third Thursday in Lent. Paris, on March 23, 1911.
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Prince Henry's Cup. Brasier car driven by Mitscherlitch. Germany, 1908.
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Tightrope walker.
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Parisians looking at a solar eclipse,on April 17, 1912.
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Loading of goods at the harbour. Casablanca (Morocco), 1913.
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Fire at "Le Bon Marché" department store. Paris, 1915.
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Official visit of Armand Fallières (1841-1931), French statesman. Tunisian riders. Tunisia, 1911.
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Murat, market porter at the Halles. Paris, 1906.
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10th anniversary of the Modern era of the Olympic Games. Churchill training for skipping on the deck of the "Orenoque", boat taking him to Piraeus. Athens (Greece), 1906.
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Return from fishing in a Breton port (France), circa 1905.
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Man sticking up election posters. Paris, 1906.
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Secondhand booksellers on the banks of the river Seine. Paris, 1908.
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Operations of the German army, September 1908.
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Gipsy children. Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (France), 1908.
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Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), Italian painter and poster art designer. Paris, 1920.
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Beginnings of the T.S.F. Variety broadcast with a jazz orchestra in the "Radiola" set, about 1925-1930.
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Launching of the Ile-de-France liner. Saint-Nazaire (France), 1926.
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Aristide Briand pronouncing a speech in front of members of the Loire Federation of Republican and Socialist party. Saint-Etienne (Loire), December 22, 1913.
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World War One. Female bus driver checking the wheels of her vehicle. Paris.
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Cécile Sorel (1873-1966), French actress. France, 1921.
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Visitors of Paris sewers in a small boat, 1920's.
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Bed floating on the river Seine in Paris, July 1914.
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Blood transfusion in a hospital. France, 1918.
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Cart. Sicily (Italy), circa 1905.
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10th anniversary of the modern era of the Olympic Games. Overview of the stadium. Athens (Greece), 1906.
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Parisian tramp in 1906.
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Preparations for the Charcot mission in Antarctica. Departure of the "Pourquoi-Pas?" boat, 1908.
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Traffic in Paris, 1909.
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First women working as billstickers. Paris, 1908.
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The "Peroche" motor sleigh. Chamonix (France), 1909.
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Water sports meeting in Monaco. The "Grégoire VII" motorboat, 1910.
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World War One. Departure of soldiers from the 24th regiment. Paris, August 1914.
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Zouaves de l'armée française participant aux grandes manoeuvres de l'Est. 1911.
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Nacelle of the Caudron aeroplane. France, on January 26, 1919.
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Funeral of King Edward VII of England (1841-1910). London (England), on May 20, 1910.
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Elegant women and newspaper seller, rue de Paris. Deauville (France), 1911.
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Raymond Duncan Academy. Archery. Return to the Antique life, at Montfermeil, 1913.
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World War One. Canadian soldiers on the front, 1915.
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Feminist demonstration during legislative elections. Women "voting" at an improvised polling station. Paris, 1914.
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Construction of the Paris Metro (or Metropolitain). Works at the place Saint Michel and rue Danton. Paris (VIth arrondissement), July 1906.
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Pond of the Tuileries park. Paris (Ist arrondissement), circa 1925.
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Swimmer on the beach of Deauville (France), circa 1925.
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