12-04-1949 Woman selling lottery tickets from a booth for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizen buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens in front of posters for a special Easter draw of the French National Lottery, 1949, France © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens with wads of notes eager to buy tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 Young French women buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 Older French woman buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens queuing to buy tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 Man drinking in a cafe with advertisements on the walls for the French National Lottery, France, Easter, 1949 © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French street scene with advertisements for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French women pooling their resources to buy tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French women buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French woman buying tickets for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 French citizens looking on as a special draw for the French National Lottery is made, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 Technician stands alongside young French girl as she prepares to manually draw a lottery ball from the mechanism behind her in a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 Young French citizens helping to pick the numbers for a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 1949, France. .... © Ina Bandy

13-04-1949 White-coated technicians stand alongside young French boys and girls as they prepare to manually draw balls from the machines behind them in a special draw for the French National Lottery, Easter, 194... © Ina Bandy