In his book “Vannes in black and white”, he reveals previously unpublished photos of the city of the Venetians.

You live in Ploemeur, why publish a work on Vannes?

“A former shipbuilding engineer, I retired in the Lorient region. Passionate about history, I joined the History Committee of the Pays de Ploemeur but also the Société polymathique du Morbihan. Upon the death of my friend, Bertrand Frélaut, president of the Polymathique and author of numerous Books on Vannes, Sutton Editions, specialized in works on local history, asked me to take over, notably for their collection “Une ville in black and white »».

Was collecting these photos easy?

“I would like to point out that these are indeed photographs and not postcards. To obtain these digital photos, I worked with the municipal and departmental archives and with the Musée de Bretagne. But I have failed with some individuals who wish to keep their collection private. The work has several themes: built heritage, commercial activity, religious and military life, festivals, everyday scenes… Regarding leisure, I had access to the Froger fund, which allows me to publish unpublished photos of Mid-Lent, in 1953.”

What is your “favorite” photograph?

“There are two. A beautiful photo of the Ramparts, at the level of the Powder Tower, with very visible details such as the greenhouses of the gardens in the foreground and the numerous windows behind the high walls. And another, completely different, showing young Vannetaises, in Breton costume, sitting quietly in their classroom run by a nun, around 1900.”