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141R' axle on rail (1979) - Michel Ventrone

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MJC CENTRE, 3 Rue du 8 Mai, 74100 Annemasse
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Michel Ventrone spent many years as a mechanic fitter at the SNCF.
For a photography exhibition entitled "Hommage à la vapeur" in 1979, he proposed the installation of a locomotive axle imported from the United States in 1948.

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141R' axle on rail (1979) - Michel Ventrone
MJC CENTRE, 3 Rue du 8 Mai, 74100 Annemasse

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