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Set of 11 photos of the city of Dreux (France) in the 1950s.
These photos are typical of the 1950s and 1960s, during which tourism progressed a lot but not all tourists were equipped with a camera. These photos were sold on the tourist sites allowing everyone to keep a souvenir of the visit.
Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1950s.
Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1950s.
Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1950s.
Vintage French chromolithograph of the Chocolat de la Marine brand from 1910s
Vintage French chromolithograph of the Chocolat de la Marine brand from 1910s
French birthday postcard representing a young women with flowers from 1910s.
French postcard representing the cinema actress Else Berna.
Correspondence book of a French young schoolgirl from the 1950s.
This notebook indicates the marks and the appraisals given by the teacher to the student.
French vintage postcard representing a young woman with flowers from 1910s.
Vintage Belgian postcard with a young child with two baskets of flowers from 1910s.
French postcard representing representing two children holding hands with the inscription "Bonne fête" from 1910s. Postcard sent in 1912.
In Europe and probably in other countries, it is tradition to wish a "bonne fête" to relatives and friends according to their first name and the calendar of saints. It is a tradition dating from the 16th century that lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and is gradually being lost.
French vintage postcard representing a little girl with flowers from 1910s. It has been written by a young children.
French birthday postcard representing a little girl from 1910s. It was sent in 1911.
French vintage postcard of Saint-Alban-les-Eaux by the painter Louis Tauzin from 1900s.
Louis Tauzin, born July 21, 1842 in Barsac and died August 30, 1915 in Royan in 1915, is a French landscape painter and affichiste-chromolithographer. Between 1900 and 1910, Louis Tauzin painted a series of watercolours of water towns (Saint-Alban-les-Eaux, Évian, Vichy) which were used as models for postcards.
More information at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Tauzin
Vintage Belgian postcard representing a young woman with a bouquet of flowers sent in 1919.
Postcard legend: "Heureuse fête"
French postcard representing a young woman surrounded by flowers with the legend "Bonne fête". This postcard dates from 1910s.
In Europe and probably in other countries, it is tradition to wish a "bonne fête" to relatives and friends according to their first name and the calendar of saints. It is a tradition dating from the 16th century that lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and is gradually being lost.
Advertising blotter of the French Francorusse entremets brand from 1950s
Blotting paper (or blotter) is a porous paper capable of absorbing a small amount of liquid. It was mainly used to dry the writing when it was written in ink with a pen: ink can be deposited irregularly and dried slowly could cause stains and maculatures, the use of blotting was often necessary.
Huge aerial photography of Paris from 1950s
You will can see on the picture (in French): La Place de la concorde, l'hôtel Crillon, l'ancien Ministère de la Marine, le Sacré Coeur, l'Opéra Garnier, l'obélisque de la Place de la Concorde, le début du jardin des Tuileries et de nombreuses voitures de l'époque.
Huge aerial photography of Paris from 1950s
You will can see on the picture (in French): Notre-Dame, le Palais de Justice, la Sainte-Chapelle, l'ancien magasin La Samaritaine, les théâtres du Châtelet, l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, le Jardin des Plantes, la Gare de Lyon, etc.
Vintage Belgian postcard representing a young girl and her mother teaching her to knit sent in 1913. Back probably written in Dutch.
Postcard legend: "Knitting lesson"
Set of 8 French bills of exchange from 1950s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.
Note that several bills of exchange have a hole in the lower left corner: these bills of exchange had to be stapled to the corresponding bills and had to be detached more or less cleanly once the customer had paid the expected amount.
The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.
These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.
Set of 8 French bills of exchange from 1950s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.
Note that several bills of exchange have a hole in the lower left corner: these bills of exchange had to be stapled to the corresponding bills and had to be detached more or less cleanly once the customer had paid the expected amount.
The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.
These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.
Set of 20 photos of the city of Padua (Italy) in the 1950s.
These photos are typical of the 1950s and 1960s, during which tourism progressed a lot but not all tourists were equipped with a camera. These photos were sold on the tourist sites allowing everyone to keep a souvenir of the visit.
