Photographs I've gleaned from flea markets, junk shops and sometimes ebay. The cheaper the better. Anything with a story that can be extracted from hand written notes, location research, local histories, census records......anything. A small band of fellow enthusiasts worldwide have helped me with many of these. Of course there are always mysteries that defy research, but there's even a story inside these. All images can be viewed at super-size on Flickr.
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 November 2011

French Navy. 1930s

Sailor Carpenters on French Navy training ship 'Armorique'. 1932.

Carpenters on French training ship 'Armorique'. 1932. The Armorique was used as a base by the kriegsmarine during WW2 and scuttled in 1944.


French sailors. 1932. Brest, France. French sailors. Brest, France. 1933.
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France, 1920s.

Street wedding. France. 1920s
A street wedding in the 1920s. The man in the bowler hat appears in the photo below too.

1920s France
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Monday, 8 August 2011

Cheers! 1940s Britain and France compared.

Cheers!

Not such a great difference between us.

France, June 1942. Drinking champagne.
Champagne party. June 1942. France.

France, June 1942. Drinking champagne. (enlarged detail)
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Border crossing. 1950s.

Border crossing. 1950s.

A cheerful border crossing scene. I think this is the French-German border.
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