Camille du Gast was one of a trio of pioneering French female motoring celebrities of the Belle Époque, together with Hélène de Rothschild and Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart, the Duchess of Uzès.
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The grave of the Crespin du Gast family, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
La Femme au Masque by Henri Gervex 1885 - Parisienne mannequin Marie Renard wearing a Domino mask
Front page of the newspaper La Vie Illustrée, that was published on 25 July 1902, depicting Mme Camille du Gast, standing in court for the prosecution of her case of character defamation against the barrister Maitre Barboux
Paris-Madrid 1903 - Camille du Gast pilots her 30 hp De Dietrich, with starting number 29. Her upright seating position has been ascribed to the corsetry that the fashion of the time demanded.
Camille du Gast at Juvisy. 1904
("Camille du Gast testing the Darraq motor boat of Mr Caillois at Juvisy", 1904).
Front page of Le Petit Journal, 28 May 1905, - Camille du Gast - Sauvetage dans la course Alger Toulon (Rescue on the Algiers - Toulon race).About this person
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Lived 1868 to 1942 · aged 73
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