Basque Collection (page 8)

SPAIN. Bilbao. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Footbridge. Architecture

Spain (19th c. ). Paper mill La Guipuzcoana
" Spain (19th c.). Paper mill " La Guipuzcoana", in Tolosa (Basque Country). Engraving."

SPAIN. Donostia. Church of San Vicente MᲴir
SPAIN. Donostia. Church of San Vicente MᲴ ir. Rose window (1507). Gothic art. Architecture

Spain (20th c. ). Visit of Alfonso XIII to Bilbao
Spain (20th c.). Visit of Alfonso XIII to Bilbao

Zamora Pyxis. 946. This pyxis has a notice explaining

Spain (1904). Seat of Juventud Vasca (Basque Youth), youth organization of Basque Nationalist Party. SPAIN. Artea. Sabino Arana Foundation

Spain. Second Republic. Money issued by the government of the Basque Country. Coin. SPAIN. Barcelona. Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

Spain. Carlists. Zumalacarregui teaching general Jauregui to read. Engraving

Thomas Bumalacarregui
THOMAS BUMALACARREGUI Basque guerilla leader who hoped to take advantage of Spains divided political state to advance the cause of Basque deparatism. Date: CIRCA 1835

Saint Jean-de-Luz - The Socoa Bridge
Saint Jean-de-Luz - a commune in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department in south-western France. In the traditional province of Lapurdi of the Basque Country

Pig Market, Pyrenees
Pig market in the Pyrenees : Basque farmers negotiate sales. Date: 1901

Ox team drawing a hay cart - France
French countryside scene - an Ox team drawing a hay cart. Date: circa 1903

Val d Ossau muscians
Val d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right

Val d Ossau couples dancing
Two couples from the Val d Ossau about to commence a local dance Date: circa 1910s

Val d Ossau family
Family from Val d Ossau consisting of a Mother and her two young sons. One of the boys rattles has been left on the steps, perhaps that is the cause of his slightly distressed expression

Val d Ossau Women at the fountain
Val d Ossau Women collect drinking water at the village fountain. Date: circa 1910s

Group from the Val d Ossau
Group of people from the Val d Ossau, France in traditional costume. Date: circa 1910s

Farmer and laden ox cart
Farmer and his Oxen cart transporting a large volume of hay - Bearnais region. Date: circa 1910s

Pyrenean Goat Shepherd and his Flock. He certainly seems to have a hand on the situation... Date: circa 1910s

Pyrenean Mountain Man, France - seated on a log. He is wearing a pair of studded shoes, suitable for this terrain. Date: circa 1910s

Pyrenean Shepherd and his flock, in the shadow of the mountains. Date: circa 1910s

Pyrenean Man sharpening his scythe
Pyrenean Mountain Man sharpening his scythe, France Date: circa 1910s

Pyrenean Mountain Men carrying ice
Pyrenean Mountain Men carrying large blocks of ice on their heads, France Date: circa 1910s

Sardine boats - Southern France
Sardine boats - Saint Jean de Luz, Southern France. View of the quay and (back left) the Maison de l Infante (House of the Infanta)

Basque Sword Dance
In the course of the Basque Sword Dance, a participant leaps high over his companions yet manages to keep a happy smile on his face. Date: 1950s

Sketch of the Bar Basque in Biarritz, 1920s. Artwork by Wynn Date: 1929

Pelota played at Saint Jean de Luz
The Basque game of Pelota played in front of a large crowd at Saint Jean de Luz, France. Pelota in Spanish, pilota in Basque and Catalan

France - Awaiting transport to the New World
A large crowd of emigrants (likely to be Basque Breton fisherfolk) await their passage to the New World at Fecamp, possibly heading to Miquelon or Quebec

Charlemagne Roncesvalles
The Franks under Charlemagne retreating from Spain meet a Basque/Gascon force at Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees : his rearguard is annihilated, including the paladin Roland

Long Trained Skirts 1875
Dresses: cascading trains & jacket bodices (with revers & ruched sleeves or high collar, pointed basque & back-lacing like a corset) & over-skirts in plaid or floral prints

Striped Dress 1866
Women: vertical stripes, basque-habit, front buttoning gored skirt; low cut dress with Swiss body, skirt with ruched trim & rosettes. Boy: jacket with strap like trim

Fashionable Art Admirers
Green dress: waistcoat & open body with fringed basque & attached cape, skirt trimmed with fringing & a paisley shawl. Black mantle, brown fur muff & skirt with tablier trim

Fashions for April 1851
Evening corsages including a lace bertha & bows (echelles); fringed green pardessus; black lace edged mantle with collar; purple morning dress: jacket corsage with tabbed basque

Racial / Spain / Basques
A Spanish Basque couple

Tailored Suits 1932
Two tailored costumes of a simple design. The blue one purporting to have the waisted look of the 1890s. The black frock has a short full basque at the back

Paris Fashions for 1874
Dresses with single, trained skirts with tablier fronts in 2 colours. Ruffs are worn. The polonaise is replaced by a basque on a jacket bodice or a large sash tied over a bustle

Biarritz - Basque Beach
La Plage de la Cote des Basques at Biarritz, on the Cote d Atlantique

Skating Costume 1899
Brown fur-trimmed costume: short coat with rounded basque, cord trim, tight sleeves with gathered puff & ankle length gored skirt. N.B Minks head on the collar

Balenciaga Dinner Gown
A dinner gown in pale pink crepe trimmed with rows of black lace by Balenciaga of Paris. The jacket buttons & has a shaped basque & tie belt

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