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September 6th, 2009
Ganges 340111 34190
Hérault Languedoc-roussillon
43.935 3.704 150 m

Class and elegance, on the Belle Époque.

the small bather.
Headgears.

Beautiful cars of first half of the 20th century and smart ladies of the beginning of the century.

It was one time, where people had a little pride, and liked to get dressed elegantly…

In 2009 took place, in Ganges, the third manifestion festive “Ganges 1900”.

For the occasion, one reconstitutes show windows of time of the stores, a post office, a classroom where the certificate of studies is passed by again, one attends a marriage in Town hall, one ressuscite defunct occupations, harnessed or mechanics transports, one extinguishes a fire with a hand pump, one sit down at the terraces of the cafés, being served by well-trained boys, one makes turns of horse-gear, one attends exhibitions, demonstrations and spectacles, like meetings of tambourin, a local sport of exchange of ball, one plays bowls, one takes part in a large banquet, one drinks, one laughs, one dances with the sound of the accordion and the barrel organ. To create environment nearly 400 volunteers rents clothing of time with which they get dressed with an unutterable pleasure.

The Belle Époque Time is designation, given after the First World War, at the quasi mythical period 1890-1914 which created the image of the French who like to live.
http://www.paris.org/Expos/BelleEpoque/belle.epoque.html

Ganges is a french commune, located in the department of the Herault of the Languedoc-Roussillon area, populated of 3502 Gangeois in 1999, distributed out of 7 km², that is to say 480 hab./km².

Ganges is an old capital of the luxury stockings, and old capital héraultaise of silk.
The city is between the buttresses of the Cevennes and the solid mass of Séranne.

My images of Ganges

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