Caen Collection (#2)

Kenwood Highgate
The north front of Kenwood House, or Caen Wood as it is known at this period, is the home of the earl of Mansfield. Date: 1788

Airborne troops landing in Caen
British Horsa gliders and parachutes near Caen after allied airborne landings. The detachable fuselages have been removed from the wings. Date: June 1944

Jean Francois Sarasin
JEAN FRANCOIS SARASIN French writer from Caen Date: 1611 - 1654

LHotel de Colombey, Caen
L Hotel de Colombey, Caen (1891). Phillips, James J. 1843-1936. Date: 1891

National Gymnastics Competition Caen, Parallel and High bars
National Gymnastics Competition Caen, competitors competing on the Parallel and High bars (in synchronised performance). Note the safety mat is actually a large pile of soft sand! Date: 1911

Le Capne. Aubert, Comt. le Jean Baptte de Caen, sauvant l equipage de Brick Americain le Lydia. Captain Aubert, Comt. le Jean Baptte de Caen, saving the crew of the American brig Lydia

Eden-concert, enl vez l ballon revue de m. m. Hermil & Numes
Eden-concert, enl vez l ballon revue de m.m. Hermil & Numes, 17 boulevard Sebastopol, musique nouvelle de Tar-Caen. French circus poster shows two performers in the basket of an airship navigated by

Royal Palace and hotel de ville, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Ancient house of XVI century, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St. Pierre church, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

General view, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Old houses in rue St. Pierre, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St. Etienne church, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Coastal Scene Near Caen
Coastal scene near Caen : hard to imnagine the D-day landings on this romantic shore ! Date: 1850

Sherman tank destroys nine Panther tanks
Poster entitled Battle Front Dispatch, containing a report from Winston Churchill of how one Sherman tank destroyed nine enemy Panther tanks outside Caen in Northern France during the Second World

Caen - Ancient Hotel d Escoville de Valois
Caen, France - L hotel d Escoville de Valois (1532-1540) - partly destroyed in World War Two (in 1944) - rebuilt in 1953

Scenes in Merionethshire, North Wales, 1887
Series of engravings showing scenes connected with the gold mining at Gwynfynnydd, North Wales, 1887. The central image shows the Pistyl-y-caen upper falls

Washerwomen of Caen, Normandy, France
The Washerwomen of Caen, Normandy, northern France, washing their clothes at the communal lavoir

France / Caen Abbaye 1904
Caen: Abbaye aux Hommes (church of Saint-Etienne)

Caen Abbaye Aux Dames
L Abbaye aux Dames, Caen

Williams Burial Forbade
William I is about to be buried at Caen, Normandie, when Ascelin Fitzarthur claims the territory : the lords make a settlement and eventually proceed with the funeral

Lace making at home in Caen, Normandy, France
Lace making at home in Caen, Normandy, northern France

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