Boulogne-sur-Mer, Grande Rue et l'Elgise St-Nicolas, France

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About this object

The photograph shows the Boulogne-sur-Mer main road and the St Nicolas church. The photograph is glued to a page in Leo Bestall's diary and album. Underneath the image he has written: Jock & the Waacs & I used to parade up & down here.

Photographer, unknown.
Date, November 1917.

Maker

L'Hirondelle

Production place

Boulogne/France

Production period

World War I (1914-1918)/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black & white photograph. Postcard.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 90 x 140mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Postcard
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Leo Bestall; 21 Nov 1895; 22 Mar 1959

Subject period

World War I (1914-1918)/20th Century

Subject date

Nov 1917

Current rights

Public Domain

Other number(s)

19286, 91828

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Place made

Boulogne France Western Europe Europe

Subject place

Boulogne France Western Europe Europe

Subject category

World War I (1914-18) Military Archive classification Churches Public buildings Buildings and structures Roads and roading Infrastructure Traffic

Subject auto tags

Building Wheel Infrastructure Vehicle Thoroughfare Mode of transport Motor vehicle Architecture Sky Road

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