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General News, 2nd prize

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself. 

January 01, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

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Features,2nd prize

Jean Mounicq

Paris-presse l'intransigeant

1961 Photo Contest, General News, 2nd prize
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Jean Mounicq

Paris-presse l'intransigeant

01 January, 1960

A woman is being rescued from the river Seine, Paris, after she tried to drown herself.

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