Lot: 20 stereoscopic photos with binder - 1930s - Laval (Mayenne) - Plaque - Glass

Set of 20 stereoscopic photos on glass 6 x 13 cm – Laval (Mayenne) – 1934-1939 – Storage binder

Remarkable ensemble of 20 original stereoscopic photographs on glass in the 6 x 13 cm format, dating from 1934 to 1939, kept in their original storage binder with the handwritten inventory sheet.

This documentary series offers an exceptional historical and family testimony on the city of Laval and its surroundings during the 1930s.

The shots cover architecture, heritage and daily life in Laval:
The Laval Castle, the Old Bridge over the Mayenne and the Pont-Neuf.
A view taken from the La Perrine park.
The viaduct and the Quai Béatrix de Gavre.
The Museum (1935) and the Basilica of Avesnières.
A horse race (hippodrome).

The lot also includes important scenes of local life, weather and interiors:
The garden of 28 Quai Béatrix de Gavre, shot in season and in snow (winter 1934-1935).
The impressive floods at the Viaduct and at the Clématites during the winter of 1935-1936.
Intimate scenes such as Odette’s bedroom and an interior view.
The Monument to the Dead and the Flame of Remembrance on November 11, 1938.
Winter activities in December 1938: skiing at Tivoli near Laval, people playing boules (boulistes) on Quai Béatrix de Gavre, and a sunset on a snowy day from the bedroom.
A shot dated February 1939 (La Sainte-Trinité).

Special item in the lot:
Among the glass plates is an original color plate showing the view of the flowering garden on Quai Béatrix de Gavre. It is a photo on flexible film glued to a glass plate.

The details on the accompanying handwritten inventory sheet allow precise identification of the 20 plates:
Laval - View taken from “La Perrine”
Old bridge and castle
Old bridge, Avesnières Castle – View from Pont-Neuf
Viaduct and Quai Béatrix de Gavre
The Museum (1935)
The Basilica of Avesnières
Horse race
Garden of 28 Quai Béatrix de Gavre
This same garden in the snow winter 1934-35
Odette’s bedroom
Floods at the Viaduct – winter 1935-36
Floods at the Clématites
The Monument to the Dead and the Flame of Remembrance on 11 November 1938
Skiing at Tivoli near Laval (12.38)
Boulistes on Quai Béatrix (12.38)
From my bedroom, sunset on a snowy day (12.38)
La St-Trinité? (2-39)

A lot of great historical and regional value, perfect for collectors of antique stereoscopic imagery, autochrome plates and Mayenne history.

Information:
Location: Laval, Givonne (Mayenne, France)
Date: 1934 to 1939
Subject: urban views, castle, floods, snow, skiing, daily life, monuments
Support: stereoscopic photographs on glass (including 1 color photo)
Format: 6 x 13 cm
Quantity: 20 plates
Detail: original handwritten inventory sheet included
Presentation: kept in its original storage binder

Your purchase includes:

- Original binder containing the plates.

– The 20 original vintage glass plates.

– 20 modern paper prints in 10 × 15 cm format.
Prints made on glossy photo paper, not vintage.

– 20 digital files offered.
The files used for the prints are sent via messenger.

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