Figure 1.--This postcard-back photograph shows a group of church goers. The image can be viewed on the previous page. It appears to be somewhere between Paris and the coast. The group, apprently a church congregation were photographed on steps in front of an unidentified church. As they are dressed up, we suspect they have just out of the church after a sunday service. The post card is undated, but we would guess it was taken in the early-1910s. It is a wonderful image showing period fashions, how both adults and children dressed for church. Sailor suits were clearly very popular for the boys. We don't see any broad-brimmed hats, but quite a few caps. Notice how common gloves were. We see mostly women and young people, not many men. The studio was R.Guilleminot, Boespflug et ???, Paris which is why we think it was near Paris. We are sure if they took the portrait or just developed snapshots. Here we see the message on the back of the card ahich suggests a location near the coast.

This postcard-back photograph shows a group of church goers. The image can be viewed on the previous page. It appears to be somewhere between Paris and the coast. The group, apprently a church congregation were photographed on steps in front of an unidentified church. As they are dressed up, we suspect they have just out of the church after a sunday service. The post card is undated, but we would guess it was taken in the early-1910s. It is a wonderful image showing period fashions, how both adults and children dressed for church. Sailor suits were clearly very popular for the boys. We don't see any broad-brimmed hats, but quite a few caps. Notice how common gloves were. We see mostly women and young people, not many men. The studio was R.Guilleminot, Boespflug et ???, Paris which is why we think it was near Paris. We are sure if they took the portrait or just developed snapshots. Here we see the message on the back of the card ahich suggests a location near the coast.

Scene

The group, apprently a church congregation were photographed on steps in front of an unidentified church. As they are dressed up, we suspect they have just out of the church after a sunday service. It is a wonderful image showing period fashions, how both adults and children dressed for church. Sailor suits were clearly very popular for the boys. We don't see any broad-brimmed hats, but quite a few caps. Notice how common gloves were. We see mostly women and young people, not many men.

Date

The post card is undated, but we would guess it was taken in the early-1910s.

Studio

The studio was R.Guilleminot, Boespflug et ???, Paris. This credit on the back is why we think it was near Paris. We are sure if they took the portrait or just developed snapshots. reading the message, we get the idea that the family may have taken snapshots and had them developed when they got back home to Paris. But the portrait does look professionaly posed. and it is possible as a seasidecresot that there were arrangements with studios for portraits.

Message

Here we see the message on the back of the card ahich suggests a location between Paris and the coast (figure 1). It reads, "Ma maman chérie: Je t'envoie cette carte de la sortie de la messe de dimanche ou nous sommes sur les marches de la chapelle. Le temps est gris mais agréable. La mer est houleuse et si belle. Les enfants s'amusent mais cela ne vaut pas nos vacances à Coligny et notre belle Flaricle ou nous sommes avec toi. Je vous espère en bonne santétous lers deux et je vous embrasse très tendrement, mille baisés de tous. Cécile." That would translate as, "My beloved mother; I send you this card out of Sunday mass when you see us on steps of the chapel. The weather is gray but nice. The sea is rough and beautiful. The children have fun but it is not as good as worth in our holidays in Coligny and our beautiful Flaricle when we were with you. I hope you in good heath and both embrace you very tenderly, Kissed thousand of all. Cécile." Cécile is a woman, an adult daughter, vacationing with her adult children. We are nure, hoever, where she is in the photogrph. .

Location

The church appears to be somewhere between Paris and the coast. We at first thought it was a Paris church, but a French readere tells us, "This postcard isn't of Paris, may be a town not far of the sea. Paris churches in number 140 are pratically all in precious Gothic style."

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