French postcards (19 images) - World War One era
- Brest, Paris & Bordeaux
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The 19 picture postcards below were brought
home by Harry St Clare Wheeler from France after his tour of duty there
with the US Naval Aviation Service from the fall of 1917 to the spring
of 1919. As the photos on these postcards portray no war scenes or
damage, it is assumed that they were from a pre-WWI time.
The first 12 portray scenes of Brest,
France. Of the 12, 6 of the 12 were apparently printed by a company in
Nantes, France (see image at right bottom); the 5 color images
apparently printed in Paris (see right top); identification information
was not clear for "47. Le Sémaphore." The 1 color picture of
Bordeaux was apparently printed in that French city. All 6 of the
black & white photos of Paris were apparently printed by "Levy Fils & C"
of Paris (see top right) |
TYPICAL BACKSIDE OF POSTCARDS |
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LEVY FILS & C" PARIS |
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ARTAUD ET NOZAIS - ÉDIT.
NANTES |
Click a thumbnail to see a larger view.
~ BREST >
~ BORDEAUX >
~ PARIS >
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BONUS BREST POSTCARD
(Not from
HSW collection) |
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"The
Great Bridge opened
for the passage
of a Battleship"
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For additional photos (including some postcard
images), see the 3 Picasa web albums below. These pictures are from H.S.
Wheeler's old photograph album of snapshots and other pictures from his time
spent in France during WWI.
Google photo
album
Volume 1
Google photo
album
Volume 2
Google photo
album
Volume 3
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