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Chiiiiiiiiffonnier !

Chiiiiiiiiffonnier !

The ragpicker's badge

The ragpicker's badge

A guild

A guild

A philosopher

A philosopher

The rag-and-bone man's round

The rag-and-bone man's round

Bad times for the rag-and-bone men

Bad times for the rag-and-bone men

The "fortifs" and the "zone"

The "fortifs" and the "zone"

The ragpickers' territory

The ragpickers' territory

Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs

Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs

Jopie Huisman, ragpicker-painter

Jopie Huisman, ragpicker-painter

Modern times

Modern times

Sitography

Reference sites

  • Eugène Atget
    The portfolio of Eugène Atget on the Zoniers, on the BnF web site.
  • paris-pittoresque.com
    An article from Paris-pittoresque on les chiffonniers (the ragpickers).

Museums and places of interest