A unique collection, at the heart of which is the history of
France. History - Iconography Femme du sans culotte. 1792 The
Prints and Photographs Department, located at the Richelieu
Library (Site Richelieu) , offers essential resources for
historical research, including the following: - the French
history collections, from the origins of France to the present
day: drawings and prints from the general collection and the
Hennin [from the origins of France to 1830], De Vinck
[1780-1870], and Smith-Lesouëf collections; works by
photographers and press photography collections (the Monde and
Caméra agencies, the “L’Aurore” newspaper collection, the
Atlantic Press agency, etc.) - history collections mainly
covering European countries, the United States of America, and
the western world, but also countries around the world -
portraits: the general collection, the Clément, Lallemant de
Betz, and Laruelle collections, etc., and the Documentation
française collection on contemporary figures - militaria:
military unifor