Cold weather testing: Lapland (1949) and Alps (1952)
Photographs of hydropneumatic suspension testing in Swedish Lapland, from 7 February to 12 March 1949, with Arthur Dumoulin; the series also includes a shot from the Alps in 1952.
Presentation and original captions
Understanding this document
Document presentation
From 7 February to 12 March 1949, Paul Magès set off for Swedish Lapland with his mechanic Arthur Dumoulin, aboard a Traction equipped with a hydropneumatic suspension, in order to test it in extreme cold.
The original presentation specifies that the second photograph, showing a 15 Six with hydropneumatic suspension on the rear axle, was taken in the Alps in 1952. It should therefore not be attributed to the 1949 Lapland campaign.
High-temperature tests in Algeria would follow in 1954; a film of this campaign is preserved in the collection.
Dating
1949 and 1952
Swedish Lapland: 7 February–12 March 1949; second photograph: Alps, 1952.
Document
6 pages
Source: « WEB 142 — Quelques Photos des premiers essais grand froid en Laponie en 1949. -.pdf », p. 1–6
Category
Archival note
The six pages are all identified as photographs without transcription (p.1-6); no documentary break justifies splitting the series. Dating taken from the PDF title ("cold weather tests in Lapland in 1949").
