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France. Commissariat général à l'éducation générale et aux sports

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    Work and sport contrasted: work as grimy and unhealthy factories, sport as playing with a ball in the sunshine amid flowers; representing the health benefits of sport and fresh air for industrial workers. Colour lithograph after Jean A. Mercier, 1940.

    Mercier, Jean A., 1899-1995. | Date: XII:40 [December 1940] | Reference: 5163i
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    A father, mother and child run across a beach with sunshine behind them; illustrating the benefits of exercise and fresh air. Colour lithograph by J. Jacquelin, 194-.

    Jacquelin, Jean, 1905-1989. | Date: [between 1940 and 1949] | Reference: 5162i
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    Children performing physical exercises in front of the open balcony of a house, looking out over a town; advertising the health benefits of exercise for children in France as promoted by the Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports. Colour lithograph after J. Jacquelin, 194-.

    Jacquelin, Jean, 1905-1989. | Date: [between 1940 and 1949] | Reference: 5159i
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