{"id":6306,"date":"2016-06-14T13:10:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/?page_id=6306"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:07:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T13:07:59","slug":"photographs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1454337870446{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2162&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]Anonymous. Photo laboratory on board the liner <em>Paris<\/em> (CGT 1921)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Explore the history of the Merchant Navy and discover the French Lines photo collections!<br \/>\nThis remarkable collection was acquired through shipping company archives, as well donations, submissions and purchases, and includes almost 80,000 photographs documenting a wide variety of exceptional subjects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1465999323705{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#compagnies\">Company onshore operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs2\/\">Birth of Vessels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs3\/\">Port life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs4\/\">Life on board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs5\/\">Discovering the world<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;compagnies&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Company onshore operations<\/h3>\n<p>Although overshadowed by the principal activity of any shipping company, i.e. maritime transportation, flawless onshore organization is nevertheless essential. It relies on the melding of human and material resources within infrastructures scattered across the globe.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457438239008{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457436585024{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Headquarters and Agencies<\/h5>\n<p>The heart of these companies is domestically located at the head offices in Paris. However, there are agencies spread throughout different ports, both in France and abroad, which carry out the commercial operations and daily running of these pillars of the French economy. Discovering these many agencies dotted throughout the world provides an insight into the companies&#8217; international presence. From New York to Panama, Hong Kong to Beverly Hills, by way of Kobe and Oran\u2014so many destinations where travel beckons.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3091&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes head office building in Paris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2355&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes head office in Paris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2349&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique head office building in Paris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2350&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique head office in Paris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2353&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Le Havre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3099&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Marseille<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2358&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Marseille<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2347&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Havana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2351&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2356&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2047&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Mahajanga<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2359&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Beverly Hills<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2348&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Toamasina<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457438612533{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3113&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in New York<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2100&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes agency in Dunkirk<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2102&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Le Havre, 1964<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3115&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes warehouses in Marseille<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2098&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Car lift at the French Line ferry terminal in Le Havre, 1935<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2101&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Le Havre, 1931<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2104&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Mechanical data processing center at the French Line agency in Le Havre (Ms. Bourgeant collection)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457100669242{margin-top: -35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Onshore Staff<\/h5>\n<p>At the helm of the shipping companies, succeeding chairmen and emblematic personalities, facing the ebb and flow of history, rising to meet the challenges from foreign competition and managing staff with a wide variety of specialized professions. From the central administration departments at the head office in Paris to agencies in France and abroad, all of the different facets of maritime activity are managed to ensure that each journey runs as smoothly as possible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457438599975{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457101104088{margin-top: -35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Communication<\/h5>\n<p>Always aiming to grow their client\u00e8le and strengthen customer loyalty, shipping companies cannot afford to neglect advertising. Apart from the famous posters and promotional prints, advertising for shipping lines and vessels also extends to urban areas (agency windows, newspaper stands, etc.) as well as various national and international events (exhibitions, fairs, shows, etc.). Taking promotional requirements to a whole new level, French Line even had its own printing house and advertising department staffed with creative professionals, such as the renowned Jean Auvign\u00e9, Ren\u00e9 Bouvard and Michel Lezla.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2107&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Typography workshop at the French Line printing house in Paris<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2108&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. French Line Stand at the 9th Salon Nautique in Paris, 1935<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3117&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Ville d\u2019Alger (CGT 1935) and North Africa crossings display<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3119&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Window of the Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique head office in Paris<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3121&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Kiosk in Paris<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2109&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. French Line Stand at the Salon de la France d\u2019Outre-Mer, 1935<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2112&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. The Blue Riband won by Normandie (CGT 1935) in the window of the head office<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2105&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Window of the Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique head office in Paris<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458512377452{margin-top: 40px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: rgba(37,44,60,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(37,44,60) !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457384957738{margin-top: -35px !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6>Photojournalism<\/h6>\n<p>It was customary to call on the best photographers to commemorate ship launches, photograph every aspect of the liners and cargo ships, to promote the excellence of their staff and to entice people to embark on a sea voyage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458512414508{border-right-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: rgba(37,44,60,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(37,44,60) !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458122679733{padding-top: 33px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. The liner France (CGT 1912) at the pier in New York<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3125&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. 1st class cabin on board the liner La Provence (CGT 1906)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2113&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Deputy Commandant Thoreux and Commandant Pugnet on board the Normandie (CGT 1935)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Handling a car at the pier in New York<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2122&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. The liner Ile-de-France (CGT 1927) and its seaplane at New York, close to the liner Roussillon (CGT 1920)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Students on board the training ship Jacques Cartier (CGT 1919)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3127&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. 3rd class cabin on board the liner De La Salle (CGT 1921)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3129&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Model of the liner Normandie (CGT 1935) displayed in New York<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3131&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Waiting room at the French Line agency (610 fifth av.) in New York<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3133&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Engine control room of the liner Ile-de-France (CGT 1927)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2565&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Photomontage of the liner Normandie (CGT 1935) in New York City<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2118&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Byron Company. Staff and some of the crew from the liner Normandie (CGT 1935)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6>Byron Company<\/h6>\n<p>The Byron Company in New York, one of the most prestigious photographic agencies, was used by French Line from the beginning of the twentieth century until World War II. A photographer was sent on board each new vessel commissioned by French Line to capture a complete set of photographs\u2014from the engine room to the navigation bridge via cabins and common areas\u2014nothing escaped the expert eye of these professionals. These high-quality shots, featuring the vessel at the port as well as the service staff on board, served to attract an ever wider audience.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458512449629{border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: rgba(37,44,60,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(37,44,60) !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458122916262{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2566&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Departure of the liner La Marseillaise (MM 1949) from Marseille<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2135&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Port handling at Marseille in front of the liner La Bourdonnais (MM 1953)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Descent from the 1st class lounge on board the liner Pierre Loti (CGT 1953)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2136&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Embarking on the 3rd French expedition to the Himalayas on board the Athos II (MM 1927), 1951<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3139&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Engine room of the cargo ship Iraouaddy (CGT 1953)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2132&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Unloading banana bunches from the liner Jean Laborde (MM 1953) in Marseille, 1961<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2204&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Awarding of the Croix de Guerre to the liner F\u00e9lix Roussel (MM 1931), 1950<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3141&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. 1st class bar on board the liner Jean Laborde (MM 1953)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2203&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. The liner La Marseillaise (MM 1949), converted into a hospital ship<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3143&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Aerial view of the Old Port in Marseille, 1956<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3145&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Coupled liners Cal\u00e9donien (MM 1952) and Ferdinand de Lesseps (MM 1952)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2125&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ren\u00e9 Simon. Launch of the tanker Centaure (MM 1960) at the Chantiers de La Ciotat, July 23, 1959<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457386117571{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6>Ren\u00e9 Simon<\/h6>\n<p>A photographer from Marseille who was vital to industrial, maritime and air transportation companies, Ren\u00e9 Simon (1906-1994) completed a substantial body of work for the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. This shipping community aficionado was the preferred photographer for many years for major events at the Marseille company and for portraits of its vessels. Scenes of port life, ship launches, photographs of accommodation, etc. Ren\u00e9 Simon&#8217;s work was both broad and prolific.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457438570358{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1457101104088{margin-top: -35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Community-based Companies<\/h5>\n<p>Buildings linked to maritime operations in port towns with a large shipping presence are diverse and numerous. In Dunkirk, Le Havre, Marseille and Bordeaux, passengers are largely familiar with the ferry terminals where the train takes them to the ships, the agencies where they can buy their ticket and the countless hangars where goods in transit are stored. Onshore staff in the technical, armament and supplies departments are bustling about in offices, warehouses and various workshops to ensure that vessels are operating before departure and arrival. The buildings were also used at other times to house sailors during stopovers, social welfare services for families of seagoing personnel or for the transit of migrants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elements_carousel items=&#8221;1&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; controls=&#8221;navigation,rewind-navigation&#8221; autoplay_speed=&#8221;5000&#8243; slide_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; pagination_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; rewind_speed=&#8221;200&#8243; tablet_items=&#8221;2&#8243; mobile_items=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2141&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Transatlantique agency in Marseille<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2143&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes warehouses in Marseille<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2140&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Facilities at the French Line agency in Le Havre, 1949<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2138&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Fitting out building loading dock at the French Line agency in Le Havre, 1949<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2142&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Nursery at the Transatlantique residence in Le Havre (Ms. Sabarly collection)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2144&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes warehouses in Marseille<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes hangar in Algiers<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2145&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Transatlantique residence in Le Havre, 1955<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2148&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Dining room at the migrant hotel, Rue de Phalsbourg, Le Havre<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2149&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Dining room at the migrant hotel, Le Havre<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2150&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Medical check for migrants in Le Havre, 1909<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2152&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. Disinfection chambers at the migrant hotel, Le Havre<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2151&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anonymous. French Line and the Compagnie des Chargeurs R\u00e9unis emigration agency at Ljubljana<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/elements_carousel][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1465907539248{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2192 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchlines.com\/en\/collections\/photographs2\/\">Birth of Vessels<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1454337870446{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2162&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;legende&#8221;]Anonymous. Photo laboratory on board the liner Paris (CGT 1921)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Explore the history of the Merchant Navy and discover the French Lines photo collections! 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