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Menuiserie – P. Carriou – Carpentry – Aix-en-Provence, FR – Ralph Hassoun

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© Ralph Hassoun

© Ralph Hassoun

French Road Sign – Ville de Lens, FR – Gaia Son

The place of my loved one’s birth. FHJ © Gaia Son

Passing Lens on our way to the Vendée coast. Border was barricaded this morning, cars getting checked one by one – country is on high alert with the 1st round of presidential elections going on. – G. Son

Chapellerie du Cours Mirabeau – Gros et Détail – Aix-en-Provence – Ralph Hassoun

Headwear – Wholesale © Ralph Hassoun

This store was once a hat maker’s shop owned by the father of the painter Cézanne. – Waymarking

cropped – © Ralph Hassoun

Assurez-vous a La Prévoyance… Make sure you have the foresight – Insurance? Life Annuities? – Aix-en-Provence – Ralph Hassoun

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Rough translation looks to me that this is an insurance or annuities company to safeguard your children’s lives against dangers of floods, fire, explosions, hail, theft…? Any Francophones out there?

Crème Éclipse – Wax polish – Cirage à la cire – Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, FR – Ralph Hassoun

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The population of Aix numbers approximately 143,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains. Aix was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus, who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gallic oppidum at Entremont. – We Love Provence

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Schneider Radio – Television – Pont Royal – Aix en Provence – Gaia Son

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© Gaia Son

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St. Raphaël Quinquina – Rouge et Blanc – Clermont l’Hérault, France – Gaia Son

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© Gaia Son

1933 magazine advert

1933 magazine advert

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© Gaia Son

1938 magazine advert

1938 magazine advert

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© Gaia Son

Cave Coopérative de Cabrières – Cooperative Wine Cellar – Clermont l’Hérault, France – Gaia Son

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© Gaia Son

Peugeot – Cycles – Refrigerators – Clermont l’Hérault, France – Gaia Son

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Peugeot Dealer & Appliance Store © Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

Suze & Dubonnet Ads – Florac, FR – Gaia Son

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© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

Verre et bouteille de Suze – Picasso