The wheels of commerce - 1946
Mar 8, 2016 19:24:57 #
I had one chance only to capture this unique combination of sunlight and shadow in the post-WW II streets of Nice on the French Riviera - December 1946
Moving van in old Nice, French Riviera - 1946
Mar 8, 2016 19:54:23 #
Mar 9, 2016 01:08:49 #
You shoulda bought some property!
I briefly visited Nice in 1974, while in the US Navy.
I briefly visited Nice in 1974, while in the US Navy.
Mar 9, 2016 04:40:07 #
I like that it is back lit creating a semi silhouette, it is very evocative of those times. Another piece of history.
Graham
Graham
Mar 9, 2016 08:47:59 #
That's a really neat photo. SNCF is the French National railway. I suppose this was the French version of our old REA, the Railway Express Agency.
Mar 9, 2016 12:27:08 #
Mar 9, 2016 15:38:32 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
I am thoroughly enjoying your many photos in the various forums I have found. Your personal history in this momentous time makes them priceless. I hope you will continue sharing all your collection with us.
Mar 11, 2016 18:34:51 #
I love the light in this one, Richard. It feels like a cold morning .. the people moving about anyway doing what they have to do. Life goes on. I like this very much.
Mar 12, 2016 00:19:44 #
Nightski wrote:
Because the photo was taken in Nice, a port city of France on the French Riviera of the Mediterranean Sea, it wasn't really cold in our sense when I was there, although it was December, 1946. But it was chilly. Here's another shot taken on that same day in a side-street market area, Europeans were starving that winter.It feels like a cold morning. the people moving about anyway doing what they have to do. Life goes on. I like this very much.
December, 1946, Street scene in Nice, French Riviera
Mar 14, 2016 17:42:30 #
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