On the Riviera, 1934

Edmond De Keyser and Alice Buysse strolling down the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, early March 1934. Characteristically, before the age of mass tourism, those who could afford it spent the winter months in the South of France.
(Collection of Buysse-Verschoore)

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Eze, 1953

A memorable event for this group, enjoying the stunning views of the Riviera, on a trip from Cannes to Menton along the cliff-hanging Grande Corniche in April 1953.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

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Ice vendor in Paris, 1955

In the 1950s, when horse-drawn wagons selling goods were still common in our cities and before refrigerators became part of our households, one could run into an ice vendor in the streets of Paris.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

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Fontainebleau, 1959

Indulging a dose of arts and history in the Renaissance-style castle of Fontainebleau. (Collection Angèle Van Geluwe)

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Aven d'Orgnac, 1962

Amongst the stalactites and stalagmites of the Aven d' Orgnac cave in the Ardèche.
(Collection Angèle Van Geluwe)

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