1910, Edition "comité diocésain d'Action Religieuse" - Aix e - Lot 732

1910, Edition "comité diocésain d'Action Religieuse" - Aix en Provence. "DATE MEMORABLE, ONZE JUIN 1909 - ALBUM SOUVENIR DU TREMBLEMENT de TERRE en PROVENCE". 31.5 x 24.5 cm - 40 pages. Complete description of the terrible disaster that ravaged Provence. Description of the villages affected and the dead. Numerous period photo illustrations. Full account of the "things seen", the inhabitants' testimony of horror, their feelings... Also the economic side of repairs and reconstruction, with the role and solutions provided by the administration and national solidarity. Rich scientific analysis of earthquakes at the time. SALON DE PROVENCE - LAMBESC (photo of local relief committee, gutted facades, collapsed church & houses) - SAINT CANNAT - ROGNES - VERNEGUES destroyed villages - PELISSANNE - LA ROQUE D'ANTHERON - views of temporary barracks to rehouse the population, initiative of Le Petit Marseillais - Tribute to the Association of French Ladies and Meritorious Citizens with their photo for their dedication - Perimeter of the cataclysm - Economic program of the State and Crédit Foncier regarding reconstruction loans and their amortization. PARTICULARLY INTERESTING SOUVENIR BOOK