One of the things that fascinate me with those old postcards is the way people used to look a century or so ago. Did they really look this different, or do the clothes, the haircuts, make-ups and such create the illusion of such a difference in facial features? […]
Old Postcards
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Ussat-les-Bains (Ariège) Ariège river valley at the Ornolac Bridge While I’ve never visited the village, I passed through it many times in my childhood and more recently to go to Andorra. It’s fascinating to see how much things have changed and how much they haven’t (I have another […]
Another one of those colored postcards (basically a black and white picture that was colored afterwards) depicting a French soldier circa 1914. It shows their infamous blue and red uniform that was sure great for 19th century style of warring, not so much when war entered the industrial […]
In case you missed the first post about the old postcards I publish on this blog, here is a small refresher: Most if not all of this postcards used to belong to my paternal grandfather whom I’ve never met (he died in the 50’s when my dad was […]
The Châtel Gate in Verdun is the oldest gate of the town (it dates from the 13th Century) and while this picture dates from before World War One, it survived the war and still stands nowadays (however as you can see on recent pictures of the gate, the […]
A short while ago I posted a scan of an old postcard from Bône (Annaba) in Algeria back when it was still a French colony. Here is another one:
I know, it can seem a bit controversial to post a picture of Algeria on a blog expressively dedicated about France, especially a picture from back when Algeria was a French colony. I by no means am implying anything with this postcards, and honestly, I wish that France […]
Another of those old postcards from the correspondence between my grandfather and this young woman his family hosted during World War One and with whom he must have had a relationship (that was before he met my grandmother in case you’re wondering). The text on the picture says: […]
Another picture of Marcelin, my grandfather’s cousin. He’s the only one of the people who corresponded with my grandfather that I have two pictures of (or that I’m positive of his identity on the picture). This time he’s wearing his French Navy sailor uniform.
No, this is not a quiz, this time. I just don’t know who she is, and as opposed to the last time, I think this time it is a real picture (I mean, not a picture of an actress or something similar). That woman may or may not […]