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The Daily life
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Improvised classroom on a river barge

Charles Lansiaux

Photograph, February 1915

© Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris / Roger Viollet

Charles Lansiaux left a series of photographs of river barges moored along the Quai de la Gare to receive homeless refugees. The result was a veritable village that included dormitories, an infirmary, kitchens, a dining hall, and a classroom.

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