RHÔNE - SOCIÉTÉ LUMIÈRE. - Camille ROY (1851-1922), head of accounts at Société Lumière, then called Société des Plaques et Papiers photographiques A. Lumière et ses fils. Lumière et ses fils; man of letters and chansonnier, he founded the Revue du Siècle and the Caveau Lyonnais. L.A.S. addressed to Antoine Lumière, on behalf of the staff of the Société Lumière, countersigned by 11 other employees, Lyon, October 2, 1897, 1 p. in-folio. "The staff of your offices and workshops, in a feeling of deep gratitude provoked by the generous interest you have shown them once again this very morning, come to assure you that your words have been well heard, that your far-sighted advice will be put into practice, and that everyone will apply themselves to realizing, to the full extent of their means, the work of high wisdom whose application you want for the interest and happiness of all." The date of the letter corresponds to the day of the shareholders' general meeting, at which Antoine Lumière - father of the Lumière brothers - apparently gave his employees advice on foresight. - Handwritten letter signed by 12 employees of the Société Lumière, addressed to Auguste Lumière. [Lyon], June 17, 1936, 1 folio page. Popular Front strikes. "Dear Mr. Auguste, After the painful events that have just unfolded, those of your former colleagues who cannot forget all the good you do, and all that they owe you, but who have been forced to take part in a movement whose form they deplore, wish to express their unalterable gratitude [...]". - Édouard HERRIOT (1872-1957). Autograph letter signed to Auguste Lumière. 1 p. small in-4 in pencil. Geneva, October 11, 1935. "My dear Auguste, I recommend my friend M. Maurice Bigot to your cordial welcome. He is as golden as the product he wants to tell you about." [Maurice Bigot (1885-1956), parliamentary journalist then managing director of L'Intransigeant, head of political services at L'OEuvre in 1921]. - Victor AUGAGNEUR (1855-1931), mayor of Lyon. Autograph letter signed to Auguste or Louis Lumière. 1 p. ½ in-8, headed Cabinet of the Mayor of Lyon. Lyon, February 13, 1903. "Would you allow me to insist on behalf of my friend and colleague Verdier? He is unemployed for purely political reasons. I don't need to tell you that he is the most honest man in the world, and from a professional point of view, the 27 years he has spent in the same company are more than sufficient proof. If it were possible for you to take him on, you would be doing me a favor for which I would be very grateful [...]". - CHARITY WORK IN LYON. 5 letters addressed to Auguste and Louis Lumière. 1897-1904. Letters of thanks to the Lumière brothers for donations they had made: from the president of the Société Lyonnaise pour le Sauvetage de l'Enfance, from the director of the École Communale de Boys Monplaisir-Lyon, for the funeral of a child, from the sisters of the Hospice Général des vieillards et Orphelins de Lyon. - Louis AUBERT (1878-1944), film producer and distributor, introduced talking pictures to France. He created a chain of movie theaters called Aubert-Palace, which was later absorbed by Gaumont. He became president of Établissement Lumière in Lyon. In 1932, he turned to politics, becoming a member of parliament. Autograph letter signed to Auguste or Louis Lumière. 2/3 p. in-8, headed Chambre des députés. Paris, June 18, 1935. On a stamp bearing the effigy of the Lumière brothers. "I acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 17th and find your remark very justified, so when the time comes I intend to do my utmost to ensure that the stamp represents the Lumière brothers." [A postage stamp featuring the Lumière brothers will appear in 1955, after Auguste's death]. - Henri Maignot dit HENRIOT (1857-1933), caricaturist. L.A.S. to the Lumière brothers. 3 pp. in-16, letterhead at his rue de Calais address. Paris, February 10, 1910. "I have been your faithful customer for fifteen years and more [...]. Twenty years ago, I believe, I had the pleasure of being introduced to you. I'm sure you've forgotten - I haven't - it was at a banquet of Parisian journalists - or Republicans (I belong to both associations) at the Grand Hôtel. One of you announced Sarah Bernhardt, then "Lumière!!!" and the room lit up. Thanks to the kindness of Docteur Vigne, I'm regularly going to do sketches to sing your innumerable praises, in various publications, and you're kind enough to cover me with plaques, these plaques that I know and admire. As soon as you launched your autochromes I was the first to try, and to triumph (modestly) [...]. I want