Gymnastics at the non-commissioned officers' school in Joinville-le-Pont, a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. Nine men are jumping almost in sync over a wooden fence. An unusual and beautiful image.
Their legs and pullovers are retouched for use in a publication, on "Page 2". Notes in pen and pencil on the verso. Credit and date stamp in blue ink: Société Du Petit Parisien, Dupuy & Cie, 25 Août 1914. The very start of WWI.

Printing out paper with original retouching, in good condition.

ca. 11,5 x 16,5 cm