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The fairs

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Roger-Viollet | 311705 | Funfair. France, circa 1945. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
86947-7 DG
Funfair. France, circa 1945.
Roger-Viollet | 340569 | Fairground attraction. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
869-4 DG
Fairground attraction.
Roger-Viollet | 964251 | World War II. The scenic-railway at the Foire du Trône. Paris, June, 1941. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
687-4 DG
World War II. The scenic-railway at the Foire du Trône. Paris, June, 1941.
 
Roger-Viollet | 409223 | World War II. Foire du Trône fun fair, place de la Nation. Fairground attraction. Paris. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
2699-2 DG
World War II. Foire du Trône fun fair, place de la Nation. Fairground attraction. Paris.
 
Roger-Viollet | 1012171 | 1900 World Fair in Paris. The ferris wheel. | © Neurdein / Roger-Viollet
1283-7 DG
1900 World Fair in Paris. The ferris wheel.
 
Roger-Viollet | 731620 | Wooden horses on a handcart. France, circa 1935. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
13523-9 DG
Wooden horses on a handcart. France, circa 1935.
Roger-Viollet | 744909 | Test of a fun fair attraction. France, around 1910. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
9479-8 DG
Test of a fun fair attraction. France, around 1910.
Roger-Viollet | 626524 | Children in front of a big top. Photograph by Pierre Jahan (1909-2003). | © Pierre Jahan / Roger-Viollet
78145-22 DG
Children in front of a big top. Photograph by Pierre Jahan (1909-2003).
Roger-Viollet | 290468 | Merry-go-round. Paris. Detail of a stereoscopic view. Circa 1900. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
60511-8 DG
Merry-go-round. Paris. Detail of a stereoscopic view. Circa 1900.
 
Roger-Viollet | 375466 | Paris, the entrance of the Ferris Wheel. Circa 1900. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
2441-5 DG
Paris, the entrance of the Ferris Wheel. Circa 1900.
Roger-Viollet | 248585 | Gingerbread fair. The stand of the octopus. Paris, 1894-1895. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
14277-12 DG
Gingerbread fair. The stand of the octopus. Paris, 1894-1895.
 
Roger-Viollet | 735280 | Gingerbread fair in Paris, 1894-1895: the Corvi circus. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
14277-16 DG
Gingerbread fair in Paris, 1894-1895: the Corvi circus.
 
Roger-Viollet | 361365 | Funfair. Shooting game. France, circa 1945. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
86947-14 DG
Funfair. Shooting game. France, circa 1945.
Roger-Viollet | 676124 | Merry-go-round in a village. France, circa 1935. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
13644-18 DG
Merry-go-round in a village. France, circa 1935.
Roger-Viollet | 787380 | Merry-go-round. France, around 1940. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
781-4 DG
Merry-go-round. France, around 1940.
 
Roger-Viollet | 681752 | Roundabout at the Foire aux Pains d'Epices (gingerbread fair). Paris, 1914. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
12543-11 DG
Roundabout at the Foire aux Pains d'Epices (gingerbread fair). Paris, 1914.
 
Roger-Viollet | 571372 | Fairground ride in a funfair. France, circa 1925. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
12096-3 DG
Fairground ride in a funfair. France, circa 1925.
Roger-Viollet | 546992 | Carousel at the Foire du Trône fun fair. Paris (12th arrondissement), 1940's. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
3331-1 DG
Carousel at the Foire du Trône fun fair. Paris (12th arrondissement), 1940's.
 
Roger-Viollet | 428163 | Carousel. France, circa 1935. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
86946-20 DG
Carousel. France, circa 1935.
Roger-Viollet | 258158 | Little girl on a carousel on the Champs-Elysées. Paris, 1950's. | © Jacques Rouchon / Roger-Viollet
55923-4 DG
Little girl on a carousel on the Champs-Elysées. Paris, 1950's.
Roger-Viollet | 992096 | World War II. Foire du Trône. Paris, June, 1941. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
687-5 DG
World War II. Foire du Trône. Paris, June, 1941.
 
Roger-Viollet | 669022 | Fairground attraction. Circa 1925. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
13751-14 DG
Fairground attraction. Circa 1925.
Roger-Viollet | 964017 | Gingerbread Fair (present Foire du Trône). Paris, 1921. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
12433-2 DG
Gingerbread Fair (present Foire du Trône). Paris, 1921.
 
Roger-Viollet | 197366 |  Fête des Loges , near Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France). Swing. Circa 1935. | © Charles Hurault / Roger-Viollet
13422-6 DG
"Fête des Loges", near Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France). Swing. Circa 1935.
Roger-Viollet | 804187 | Child on a merry-go-round. Paris, Fête des Invalides, 1908. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
2329-10 DG
Child on a merry-go-round. Paris, Fête des Invalides, 1908.
 
Roger-Viollet | 812437 | Fair of the Invalides. Steam-powered rollercoaster. Paris,1908. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
5460-2 DG
Fair of the Invalides. Steam-powered rollercoaster. Paris,1908.
 
Roger-Viollet | 194411 | The  Flèche humaine  (the human arrow), fairground ride, 1908. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
3296-3 DG
The "Flèche humaine" (the human arrow), fairground ride, 1908.
Roger-Viollet | 1086046 | Shooting range, Paris. | © Jack Nisberg / Roger-Viollet
24444-8 DG
Shooting range, Paris.
 
Roger-Viollet | 841222 | Merry-go-round at the funfair. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
1057-16 DG
Merry-go-round at the funfair.
Roger-Viollet | 1372525 | Fun fair. Merry-go-round. France, circa 1945. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
203742-25 DG
Fun fair. Merry-go-round. France, circa 1945.
Roger-Viollet | 312631 | Two young women in flower print dresses, sitting in a fairground attraction, Foire du Trône fun fair. Paris (12th arrondissement). 1933. Photograph by Roger Schall (1904-1995). Paris, musée Carnavalet. | © Roger Schall / Musée Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
57691-3 DG
Two young women in flower print dresses, sitting in a fairground attraction, Foire du Trône fun [...]
Roger-Viollet | 536565 | Celebrations and shows in Paris. Place de la Nation. Preparations for the Foire du Trône fun fair. Paris (12th arrondissement), 1953. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Jean Marquis / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
72398-35 DG
Celebrations and shows in Paris. Place de la Nation. Preparations for the Foire du Trône fun fair. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 506238 | Fun fair in Neuilly-Sur-Seine (France), June 1914. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
3296-5 DG
Fun fair in Neuilly-Sur-Seine (France), June 1914.
Roger-Viollet | 385688 | Marie, Janine Niepce's granddaughter, aged 6, in 1983. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
50784-8 DG
Marie, Janine Niepce's granddaughter, aged 6, in 1983. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 307333 | Gingerbread fair. The Balloons. Paris, 1894-1895. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
14277-18 DG
Gingerbread fair. The Balloons. Paris, 1894-1895.
 
Roger-Viollet | 908821 | Funfair. Aeroplanes ride. France, 1908. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
5467-8 DG
Funfair. Aeroplanes ride. France, 1908.
Roger-Viollet | 847099 | Fairground attraction. France, circa 1935. | © Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
13649-3 DG
Fairground attraction. France, circa 1935.
 
Roger-Viollet | 828733 | Foire du trône, Paris. Photograph by Izis (1911-1980). 1949. Paris, musée Carnavalet. | © Izis / Musée Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
99187-24 DG
Foire du trône, Paris. Photograph by Izis (1911-1980). 1949. Paris, musée Carnavalet.
Roger-Viollet | 755653 |  Fête des Loges , near Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France). Carousel. Circa 1935. | © Charles Hurault / Roger-Viollet
13424-2 DG
"Fête des Loges", near Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France). Carousel. Circa 1935.
Roger-Viollet | 743889 | Rollercoaster at the Luna Park fun fair, porte Maillot. Paris (17th arrondissement), 1935. Photograph by Roger Schall (1904-1995). Paris, musée Carnavalet. | © Roger Schall / Musée Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
57708-3 DG
Rollercoaster at the Luna Park fun fair, porte Maillot. Paris (17th arrondissement), 1935. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 338447 | Two men and a woman on the  Scenic Railway  ride, Luna Park, porte Maillot, Paris (17th arrondissement). 1935. Photograph by Roger Schall (1904-1995). Paris, musée Carnavalet. | © Roger Schall / Musée Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
57708-8 DG
Two men and a woman on the "Scenic Railway" ride, Luna Park, porte Maillot, Paris (17th [...]
Roger-Viollet | 618472 | Foire du Trône fun fair. The scenic-railway. Paris, place de la Nation, 1941. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
10972-6 DG
Foire du Trône fun fair. The scenic-railway. Paris, place de la Nation, 1941.
 
Roger-Viollet | 612918 | Paris, the Gingerbread Fair, Place de la Nation and Cours de Vincennes. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
2431-11 DG
Paris, the Gingerbread Fair, Place de la Nation and Cours de Vincennes.
 
Roger-Viollet | 1056328 | Spring sale of gingerbread at the Foire du Trône fun fair. Children in bumper cars. Paris, on April 9, 1939. Photograph from the collections of the newspaper  Excelsior . | © Excelsior - L'Equipe / Roger-Viollet
81810-8 DG
Spring sale of gingerbread at the Foire du Trône fun fair. Children in bumper cars. Paris, on April [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1047659 | Merry-go-round. France, around 1910. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
74-3 DG
Merry-go-round. France, around 1910.
Roger-Viollet | 1039167 | The Gingerbread Fair. Paris, circa 1895. Ferris wheels. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
12433-3 DG
The Gingerbread Fair. Paris, circa 1895. Ferris wheels.
 
Roger-Viollet | 1005116 | Decorative Arts Exhibition. The  Parisian Life  carousel made by Paul Poiret, near the Alexandre III bridge. Paris, 1925. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
54841-1 DG
Decorative Arts Exhibition. The "Parisian Life" carousel made by Paul Poiret, near the Alexandre [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 901917 | Young women on a wooden pigs merry-go-round. Paris, Fête des Invalides, 1908. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
2329-9 DG
Young women on a wooden pigs merry-go-round. Paris, Fête des Invalides, 1908.
 
Roger-Viollet | 473983 | World War II. Merry-go-round on the Champs-Elysées. Paris, March 1941. | © LAPI / Roger-Viollet
3327-1 DG
World War II. Merry-go-round on the Champs-Elysées. Paris, March 1941.
 
Roger-Viollet | 359779 | Roller coaster. Paris, gingerbread fair, about 1895. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
1618-2 DG
Roller coaster. Paris, gingerbread fair, about 1895.