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I believe this is from the 1911 food riots in France -- the photograph actually says St. Quentin. Plus the french sign in the background and the cobblestone streets would indicate france as well.

Yes, the broken door reads "estaminet" which means bistro or small cafe in french.

C'est incontestablement à Saint-Quentin en France www.mappy.com/mappymoi/map?data_id=7C20C34E-698C-45B6-86F... Il doit s'agir des manifestations d'aout et septembre 1911.

Appreciate the extra confirmation from three sources! We'll update the description.

Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Aisne départment in Picardy in northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Quentin,_France

Title should be called "Digg - 1940's Style"

Based on the news displayed in the window, this photo was taken on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1940. One of the earthquake news summaries says, "8:45 this morning. More pronounced than the one last Friday morning"; there were 2 earthquakes of note in New England in December 1940, one on the 20th and one on the 24th. 12/20/1940 was a Friday, and with the bit of Santa news also posted, it's definitely the 24th for this photo.

DeRaven, great job!!

William Joseph Hill, one of the best known pop songwriters of that time lost his battle with alcohol abuse and died of heart failure. On Sept 24th, 1940, he performed at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. Also performing at that show; Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, and Johnny Mercer. Three months later, on Christmas Eve, he died of heart failure in a Boston hotel room. He was only 42.

Title: Hey, who took the TV's? "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night..."

translation: Book printing firm in Amsterdam. This is one of the photos send it by the Labor Inspection for the exhibition "Educating the Youth above the obligatory schooling age', The Hague, 16 july - 14 august 1919