Little man in the black marls

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Within our collections, numerous illustrations or photographs deserve to be exhibited for their aesthetic quality or originality. Today, a little man in the black marls...

Reception basin in the black marls of the Péroucié stream at the foot of the village of Chateauneuf d'Entraunes (Alpes-Maritimes).

Source of the photograph : « Restauration des terrains en montagne : vues photographiques, Alpes Maritimes, périmètre du Var supérieur », 1887, France, Direction des forêts, Services de restauration des terrains de montagnes.

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