Images Dated 6th February 2019

Carting seaweed in Normandy 1872

Seaweed or vraic,which it was locally called being raked and put on primitive-looking carts at the coast of Normandy. Seaweed was mainly employed for manure; was processed my chemical properties, iodine being one of its constituents and some used medicinally and even for food. Date: 1872

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PARIS IN THE 1890S

The Paris skyline, looking west from the eglise saint- Gervais. Of course the Tour Eiffel is the most prominent landmark. Date: 1895

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FRENCH CAVALRYMAN HIT

GARDES DHONNEUR 3rd regiment (It is surely very unusual for a costume illustration to show the soldier in the process of being hit !) Date: 1854

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