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[Postcard of L'Hotel de Ville in Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of two large, three-story, stone buildings, the bigger and more ornate of the two on the right. Both buildings have windows along each floor, but the building on the right has a small tower on the roof, with a clock below it. Two small grassy areas with octagonal fountains sit across the street from the two large buildings. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building on the left as the Palace of Justice and the building on the right as L'Hotel de V… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of l'Hotel de Ville in Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, ornate, three-story stone building with windows along each floor and a large clock at the front, just below a small tower on the roof. People are walking the streets in front of the building, as well as the small park area with an octagonal fountain. Smaller buildings sit on the left and right of the building and a trolley with two cars runs along the trolley track through the street to the left of the building. French text at the top of the postcard identif… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of L'Hotel de Ville in Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, ornate, three-story stone building with windows along each floor and a large clock at the front, just below a small tower on the roof. People are walking around the paved open area in front of the building, as well as the small park area in front. Smaller buildings sit on the left and right of the building. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the building as the Hotel de Ville in Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for… more
Date: 19XX
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of La Gare in Soissons, Aisne, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, three-story, stone building with multiple sections, which has fallen into disrepair. A large cobble-stone street intersection stretches out in front of the building, in which a man in uniform stands. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as a station in Soissons, Aisne, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of "La Paix protectrice des Muses" in Palace of Nations]

Description: Postcard of a large painting above a set of bronze doors inside of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "S.d.N. - 'La Paix protectrice des Muses'. H. Vuillard pxit., et porte en bronze - L.o.N." Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Salle de l'Assemblée. Une des quatre grandes peintures offertes par la France, et porte en bronze sculptée par M. Couturier, également don du Gouvernement français. La Paix écartant les nuages au-dessus de… more
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of La Rue de Nantes in Saint-Nazaire]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a street corner with tall, multi-story buildings with striped awnings on the first floor. Pedestrians walk through and on either side of the street. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the street as La Rue de Nantes at the intersection of La Rue Amiral-Courbet in Saint-Nazaire in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of La Rue Nationale in Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a cobblestone street with a trolley track through the middle and three-story stone buildings on either side. People walk on the sidewalks on either side of the street, under awnings, while horses pull carts and buggies through the street. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the street as La Rue Nationale in Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Le Palais du Louvre]

Description: Postcard of Le Palais du Louvre in Paris, France, with the Arc de triomphe du Carrousel visible in the foreground in the courtyard, looking toward the main building of the Louvre Museum.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Lutzelbourg, France]

Description: Postcard of Lutzelbourg, France, seen from a mountain nearby. Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Hotel Lutzelbourg, Propr. M. Dietzi. Cave et cuisine recommandées. Spécialité de la maison: Truites de la Zorn." A handwritten note also says "This is where I spent Christmas 1944."
Date: [1942..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Minimes Street Ruins]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a cobblestone street with two-story stone and brick buildings along the street, the middle of which is in ruins. A man in uniform stands in the street in front of the rubble. The buildings on either side of the ruins have significant damage to them, including smoke stains and large, gaping holes. Printed text identifies the street as Rue des Minimes in Soissons, Aisne, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Montmartre Funicular Railway]

Description: Photograph of the Montmartre funicular railway and the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Paris, France. Caption below the print reads, “Paris – Le Funiculaire et la Basilique du Sacré Cœur.”
Date: [1942..1943]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Nancy, France]

Description: Postcard of the buildings and landscape of Nancy, France, showing the Hôtel de Ville.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Nantes Fountain]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, ornate fountain with various statues surrounded by a street with pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies. Five-story buildings line the street, which has tall metal lamps along it. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the fountain in Nantes, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1919
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Northeast Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of two intersecting roads, creating four quadrant areas. The bottom two quadrants have small grassy areas with octagonal fountains. The street running between the top two quadrants is lined with trees, on the other side of which are many multistory buildings. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the area as the northeast of the city of Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Northern Part of Reims Cathedral]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the exterior of a large, stone cathedral which is missing its roof. Most of the exterior wall remains intact, but shows slight signs of damages to the windows and facade features. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies this as the northern part of Reims Cathedral in Reims, Marne, Grand Est France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation in Nancy, France]

Description: Postcard of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation, taken from one of the gates of Place Stanislas looking down Rue Maurice Barres toward the building. Typed text on the back of the postcard says "NANCY - Rue Maurice-Barrès et la Cathédrale Une des grilles de Jean Lamour."
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Ocean Boulevard at Saint-Nazaire]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a long lane in front of a long line of multistory buildings on the right, the closest of which has a red and white-striped awning. To the left, along a body of water, tall, skinny trees line a walkway. A man and a child walk among the trees, while two women in long dresses walk along the street. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the street as as an ocean boulevard in Saint-Nazaire in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for post… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Old Tours Hotel and Rabelais Square]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, three-story stone building with windows along each floor and a large park area in front. The park has a small grassy area, surrounded by flowerbeds, and a stone statue of a figure in long robes on a large pedestal in the middle. Other three-story buildings surround the stone building. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the stone building as a hotel and the park area as a Rabelais Square in Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is bl… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Palace of Nations]

Description: Postcard of the main facade of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "S.d.N. - Façade principale et terrasses. L.o.N. - The Main Facade and the Terraces," and text on the back says "Façade principale, au fond à gauche, bâtiment du Conseil."
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Palace of Nations]

Description: Postcard of the Palace of Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "S.d.N. - Façade principale et terrasses. L.o.N. - The Main Facade and the Terraces," and text on the back says "La S.D.N. comprend, en plus de la Société proprement dite, l'Organisation internationale du Travail (Genève), la Cour permanente de Justice Internationale (La Haye), l'Institut de Coopération Intellectuelle (Paris), etc."
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Palace of Nations]

Description: Postcard of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, seen from above. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "S.d.N. - Le palais vu du sud. L.o.N. - The Palace from the South," and text on the back says "A droite, la Bibliothèque; au fond, le Bâtiment de l'Assemblée; plus à gauche, le Bâtiment du Conseil et le Secrétariat."
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Palace of Nations Courtyard]

Description: Postcard of the Secretariat Courtyard of the League of Nations building (Palace of Nations) in Geneva, Switzerland. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "S.d.N. - Cour du Secrétariat. L.o.N. - The Secretariat Courtyard." Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Le Secrétariat de la S.D.N., composé des fonctionnaires d'une cinquantaine de nationalités, travaille sous les ordres de M. J. Avenol, Secrétaire général."
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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