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Historical photo archive from the time of Father Saunière until the early 1960s."

119 photographs

Cemetery of Rennes-les-Bains in the 1960's
Rennes-le-Chateau, Saunière's domain in the 1960's
Rennes-le-Chateau, Saunière's domain in the 1960's
Rennes-le-Château, ground penetrating radar soundings in 1960
Rennes-le-Château, ground penetrating radar soundings in 1960
Alain Feral and Gerarde de Sede featuring in a film about Rennes-le-Château in the 1960s
Alfred Saunière ©André Galaup
Alfred Saunière, photo was made in Paris
Alfred Saunière, photo was made in Paris
Bérenger Saunière
Bérenger Saunière
Bérenger Saunière and Elie Bot with workers
Bérenger Saunière and Marie Dénarnaud in the garden
Bérenger Saunière during the inauguration of his renovated church
Bérenger Saunière on the steps to the belvédère
Bérenger Saunière with a group of children for first communion
Bérenger Saunière with brother in law M. Marty (sitting left), Joseph Pages sitting next to Saunière's sister Marie Louise Marty-Saunière in black and their daughter ©André Galaup
Bérenger Saunière with his brother Alfred, Antoine Gélis, his cousin Maurice Malot and Henri Boudet
Bérenger Saunière with M. Marty (w. moustache left), Marie Louise Marty-Saunière and Joseph Pages ©André Galaup
Bérenger Saunière's father
Bérenger Saunière's mother
Bérenger Saunière's Tomb
Bérenger Saunière's Tomb ©André Galaup
Bishop Billard
Bishop Billard
Bishop de Beausejour
Bishop de Beausejour
Bishop de Beausejour
Bishop de Beausejour
Calvaire at Rennes-le-Château
Calvaire ©André Galaup
Calvaire, Knight's Stone in 1935 when it was used as a stepping stone ©André Galaup
Calvaire, steps where the Knight's Stone lay until 1935 ©André Galaup
Calvaire, the original cross in Saunière's House Chapel ©André Galaup
Calvaire, the original cross in Saunière's House Chapel ©André Galaup
Cemetery Gate and Reposoir ©André Galaup
Cemetery Gate ©André Galaup
Cemetery Ossuarium ©André Galaup
Château Hautpoul
Château Hautpoul
Château Hautpoul
Château Hautpoul ©André Galaup
Church Altar ©André Galaup
Church Baptismal Font ©André Galaup
Church before its renovation
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church porch
Church Porch ©André Galaup
Church, Baptism of Christ ©André Galaup
Early aerial photo
Early aerial photo of Rennes-le-Château
Early aerial photo of Rennes-le-Château
Early aerial photo of Rennes-le-Château
Early aerial photo of Rennes-le-Château ©André Galaup
Eugène Grassaud
Gardens and Orangerie (glass tower) ©André Galaup
Gardens and Orangerie (glass tower) ©André Galaup
Gardens Double Stairway ©André Galaup
Gardens ©André Galaup
Gérard de Sède and Henry Lincoln
Head of the menhir of the Cap de l'Homme in the presbytery of Rennes-les-Bains
Henry Boudet
Henry Buthion
Henry Buthion and Pierre Jarnac
Henry V Count of Chambord, last French throne pretender in the Bourbon line
Jean Rivière, Saunière's father confessor
La Comtesse de Chambord
Letter stating to Marius Fatin about the Château Hautpoul
Marie and Madame Corbu
Marie Dénarnaud
Marie Dénarnaud
Marie Dénarnaud (sitting right with child) with Marie-Lousie Marty-Saunière, M. Marty (standing left) and Joseph Pages ©André Galaup
Marie Dénarnaud and her father Charles
Marie Dénarnaud and the Corbu's in the Presbytery Court ©André Galaup
Marie Dénarnaud with friends
Marie Dénarnaud ©André Galaup
Montazels
Newspaper article La Depeche du Midi 1956
Newspaper article La Depeche du Midi 1956
Newspaper article La Depeche du Midi 1956
Noel Corbu
Noel Corbu
Noel Corbu conducting a nightly dig in the cemetery
Noel Corbu plays Saunière for French television
Noel Corbu posing with a skeleton he found during a traesure dig
Noel Corbu posing with journalist Albert Salomon who published his story in La Depeche du Midi in 1956
Noel Corbu treasure hunting
Noel Corbu with geo radar in the Rennes-le-Château church
Our Lady of Lourdes Carolingian altar pillar ©André Galaup
Our Lady of Lourdes Carolingian altar pillar ©André Galaup
Our Lady of Lourdes ©André Galaup
Postcard from Pierre Rivière
Postcard from Rome where Eugène Huguet was defending Saunière before the Vatican in March 1911
Presbytery Court Entrance ©André Galaup
Presbytery Court, old alter stone ©André Galaup
Presbytery entrance
Presbytery ©André Galaup
President François Mitterand visits Rennes-le-Château
President François Mitterand visits Rennes-le-Château
President François Mitterand visits Rennes-le-Château
Sign of Corbu's Hotel de la Tour
The children who have received first communion surroun Saunière and Father Ferrafiat, a Lazarist from Notre Dame de Marceille
The church of Rennes-le-Château before Saunière started his renovations
The church of St Mary Magdalene shortly after it had been renovated by Saunière
The Corbu's on the Belvédère
The house where Saunière was born in Montazels
The Tour Magdala
The Tour Magdala
The Tour Magdala
The Tour Magdala in 1905
The Tour Magdala in 1907
The Tour Magdala under construction
The Tour Magdala ©André Galaup
The Tour Magdala ©André Galaup
The Tour Magdala, interior
Villa Bethania and gardens
Villa Bethania in 1904
Villa Bethania under construction in the early 1900s ©André Galaup
Villa Bethania, bedroom
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