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Brittany Collection (page 2)

Background imageBrittany Collection: Breton fisherman holding a drink, Brittany, Northern France

Breton fisherman holding a drink, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Breton woman with her baby, Brittany, Northern France

Breton woman with her baby, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume with her baby, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Woman at a spinning wheel, Dinan, Brittany, Northern France

Woman at a spinning wheel, Dinan, Brittany, Northern France
Woman at a spinning wheel near Dinan, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Man making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

Man making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
Man making wooden shoes (sabots) in his workshop, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Couples walking at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France

Couples walking at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France
Three young couples out walking in traditional costume at Roscoff, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Women outside a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France

Women outside a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France
Three women outside a Catholic church, Pont Aven, Brittany, Northern France, wearing traditional costume. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Man making pottery, Quimper, Brittany, Northern France

Man making pottery, Quimper, Brittany, Northern France
Man making pottery (Breton Faience) at Quimper, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Display of wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

Display of wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
Display of wooden shoes (sabots) for sale in a Breton market, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: People making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France

People making wooden shoes, Brittany, Northern France
People making wooden shoes (sabots) in the open air, Brittany, Northern France. Each shoe is carved from a single piece of wood. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Tailor embroidering waistcoat, Brittany, Northern France

Tailor embroidering waistcoat, Brittany, Northern France
Breton tailor embroidering a waistcoat for a gala costume, Pont l Abbe, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Scene with fish at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France

Scene with fish at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France
Scene at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France. The crates of tunny fish (thon) are standing ready for transport to the cannery. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Scene at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France

Scene at Concarneau, Brittany, Northern France. The boats have just come in with a haul of tunny fish (thon). Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Women working in a cannery, Brittany, Northern France

Women working in a cannery, Brittany, Northern France
Women working in a Breton cannery, Brittany, Northern France. They are packing tins of sardines for export. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Bunk beds in farmhouse, Brittany, Northern France

Bunk beds in farmhouse, Brittany, Northern France
Bunk beds with children in a Breton farmhouse, Brittany, Northern France. The beds have sliding door panels which can be closed in the daytime. Date: 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Ancient Breton shrine, Plougasnou, Brittany, Northern France

Ancient Breton shrine, Plougasnou, Brittany, Northern France
Ancient Breton shrine of the Virgin Mary at Plougasnou, Brittany, Northern France, with some interesting caryatids on two of the pillars

Background imageBrittany Collection: Breton Pardon, Brittany, Northern France

Breton Pardon, Brittany, Northern France
People taking part in the traditional Breton Pardon, Brittany, Northern France. It involves a procession through the streets on a saints day, carrying a statue and reliquary of the patron saint. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Funeral procession, Fouesnant, Brittany, Northern France

Funeral procession, Fouesnant, Brittany, Northern France
Mourners in a funeral procession at Fouesnant, near Quimper, Brittany, Northern France, on the untimely death of a young woman. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Musicians seated on barrels, Brittany, Northern France

Musicians seated on barrels, Brittany, Northern France
Two musicians seated on top of barrels, Brittany, Northern France. They are playing the native bagpipe or biniou (right) and a flageolet (left). 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern France

Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern France
Mayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: Woman in a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France

Woman in a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France
Woman seated alone in a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Background imageBrittany Collection: William I granting land to Earl of Brittany

William I granting land to Earl of Brittany
William Conqueror granting lands to his nephew the Earl of Brittany. 11th century

Background imageBrittany Collection: St Pol-de-Leon, Finistere, Brittany, France - St Pols Bell

St Pol-de-Leon, Finistere, Brittany, France - St Pols Bell
St Pol-de-Leon, Finistere, Brittany, France - St Pol (Paul Aurelian or Paulinus Aurelianus) of Brittanys Bell, which miraculously appeared in the mouth of a fish after he had defeated a dragon which

Background imageBrittany Collection: The young Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany, imprisoned at the Chateau de Falaise

The young Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany, imprisoned at the Chateau de Falaise, is guarded by Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent. Arthur had at one time been Richard Is preferred successor

Background imageBrittany Collection: Brittany, France - Traditional male costume - Douarnenez

Brittany, France - Traditional male costume - Douarnenez
Brittany, France - The traditional costume of a man from Douarnenez. Date: 1906

Background imageBrittany Collection: BRETON NATIONALISTS

BRETON NATIONALISTS
Members of the Breton Independence Movement in Britanny, northern France, the last Celtic stronghold in the country, said to have the support of Irish and German extremists. Date: 1930s

Background imageBrittany Collection: Fashion: women strolling on the beach, France, 1931

Fashion: women strolling on the beach, France, 1931
La Baule, Brittany: elegant holidaymakers on the beach Date: 1931

Background imageBrittany Collection: SAINT-MALO CA 1820

SAINT-MALO CA 1820
The town of Saint-Malo, Brittany, seen from across the harbour, with windmills in the foreground Date: circa 1820

Background imageBrittany Collection: SAINT-MALO HARBOUR

SAINT-MALO HARBOUR
The harbour of Saint-Malo, Brittany, with shipping packed into the inner harbour Date: mid 18th century

Background imageBrittany Collection: Three men Etel, France

Three men Etel, France
Three men talk in Etel street, Brittany, France, beneath town information map. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBrittany Collection: Bait digging, Lorient, France

Bait digging, Lorient, France
A man digs bait at low tide amidst the rotting wooden piles on a beach near Lorent, Brittany, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBrittany Collection: French boy in beret, Roscoff, France

French boy in beret, Roscoff, France
A young French boy wearing a beret sits swinging his legs on a stool outside a restaurant in Roscoff, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBrittany Collection: Child with umbrella, Brittany, France

Child with umbrella, Brittany, France
A child hidden beneath a big umbrella walks past beach huts on a beach at Port Manech, near Concarneau, Southern Brittany, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBrittany Collection: Cancale, Brittany, France - Newfoundlanders in the port

Cancale, Brittany, France - Newfoundlanders in the port
Cancale, Brittany, France - Newfoundlanders moored in the port. A Newfoundlander is the name given, mainly in Normandy and Brittany

Background imageBrittany Collection: Le Faouet, Morbihan Brittany, France, Hotel de la Croix d Or

Le Faouet, Morbihan Brittany, France, Hotel de la Croix d Or
Le Faouet, Morbihan department, Brittany, France - Hotel de la Croix d Or on Place Bellanger. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrittany Collection: Treguier, Brittany, France - Ancient Entrance to the Town

Treguier, Brittany, France - Ancient Entrance to the Town
Ancient Entrance to the Town of Treguier is a port town in the Cotes-d Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Date: circa 1909

Background imageBrittany Collection: Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Railway Viaduct

Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Railway Viaduct and Town Panorama. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBrittany Collection: Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Entrance to the Port

Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Entrance to the Port. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBrittany Collection: Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Les Cent Marches

Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Les Cent Marches (The Hundred Steps). Date: circa 1907

Background imageBrittany Collection: Standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France

Standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France
The standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France. There are 2000 standing stones, arranged in long lines. These pre-date the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrittany Collection: Le Faou - La Place - Les Halles

Le Faou - La Place - Les Halles
Le Faouet, Brittany, France - La Place - Les Halles (Covered Market) - sadly no longer standing (although the rest of the buildings are unchanged to this day). Date: circa 1902

Background imageBrittany Collection: France - Parame - Le Carrefour de Rochebonne

France - Parame - Le Carrefour de Rochebonne
France - Parame (North coast of Brittany) - Le Carrefour (Crcssroads) de Rochebonne. Date: 1907

Background imageBrittany Collection: A Jolly Postman invites you to look in his post box

A Jolly Postman invites you to look in his post box
A Jolly Postman invites the recipient of this card to Open his box of tricks and look at the contents - in this case some tiny ()

Background imageBrittany Collection: Man and daughter - Doorway of Old House - Quimper, France

Man and daughter - Doorway of Old House - Quimper, France - Rue du Gueodet.. Now Les Caratides Bar Restaurant Date: circa 1910

Background imageBrittany Collection: Paimpol, France - An Old House

Paimpol, France - An Old House. Paimpol is a commune in the Cotes-d Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France Date: circa 1909

Background imageBrittany Collection: Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany

Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Oil on wood. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus饠 Cond頨 Cond頍 useum)

Background imageBrittany Collection: St Malo, Brittany, France (Emerald Coast)

St Malo, Brittany, France (Emerald Coast)
Lightermen (and women) (" Garbarriers" ) - at St Malo, Brittany, France. Lightermen were workers who transferred goods between ships and quays

Background imageBrittany Collection: Brittany, France - two men in traditional costume

Brittany, France - two men in traditional costume. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrittany Collection: Le Mans Cathederal Choir

Le Mans Cathederal Choir - black & white view of interior with decorated Columns Date: circa 1890s



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