Vintage French postcard with a young woman at sunrise and bedtime from 1900s.

Postcard legend: "Bonjour - Bonsoir" / "Hello - Good evening"

French postcard representing a young woman surrounded by flowers with the legend "Bonne fête". This postcard dates from 1900s.

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 postcard representing a young woman surrounded by flowers. This postcard dates from 1900s. It has been sent, but the back is almost unwritten.

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.

French postcard representing a young woman surrounded by flowers with the legend "Bonne fête". This postcard dates from 1900s. it has been sent, but the back is unwritten.

French postcard firts day representing the castle of Cheverny, one of the castles of the Loire/ Back written.

Old French photograph of a mother and daughter in the 1920s made by the photographer Emile Mauvillier in Besançon.

Old French photograph of a middle class woman in the 1910s

Vintage French postcard with a small bouquet of pansies from 1920s. Written back. 

Postcard legend: "Des pensées et mon coeur" / difficult to translate, in French the term "pensée" means both "pansy" and "thought".

Vintage Belgian postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1910s. Written back. 

Postcard legend: "Vive Marie" / "Long live Mary"

Set of small black and white 10 photos of the city of Nîmes from the 1950s.