Nouvelles des ports

aquarelle marine - marine watercolor

Rafiots et compagnies

aquarelle marine cargo au mouillage - marine watercolor cargo ship at anchor

Nouvelles des escales

aquarelle marine - marine watercolor


Le Petit Journal illustré 17 août 1924


The King of England at the helm of his yacht "Britannia" 1924_08_17

01 - THE CHARM OF OUR TYPISTS IS OFTEN JUSTLY SAUGHT. HERE, FOR COMPARISON, IS A GROUP OF SECRETARIES OF THE GERMAN DELEGATION AT THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

02 - THE HANDICRAFTS EXHIBITION WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, UPHOLSTERY MACHINES WERE EXHIBITED, A SPECIMEN OF WHICH IS BELOW ALONGSIDE A MAGNIFICENT TAPESTRY.

03 - THE ENGLISH CADETS, DURING THEIR RECENT TRIP TO PARIS, WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A BAGPIPER OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE APPEARANCE.

04 - DURING THE FRANCO-BELGIAN FESTIVALS IN LE HAVRE, THE DUKE OF BRABANT, CROWN PRINCE TO THE THRONE OF BELGIUM, WON THE SYMPATHY OF ALL.

05 - THE KING OF ENGLAND IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN NAVIGATION. HE TAKES PLEASURE, EACH YEAR, AT THE COWES REGATTAS, IN HOLDING THE HELM OF HIS YACHT BRITANNIA HIMSELF

06 - PILOT DROUHIN, ON A FARMAN AIRPLANE, HAS JUST WON THE FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE IN THIS CATEGORY OF AIRCRAFT. THIS SUCCESS OPENS UP A FRESH FUTURE FOR SMALL AIRCRAFT.

07 - RAS TAFFARI, REGENT OF ETHIOPIA, DESCENDANT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, CONTINUES HIS STUDY TRIP IN FRANCE. HE RECENTLY VISITTED THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC IN RAMBOUILLET.


retour - back 17 août 1924