The card shows Avenue Carnot in Belfort, France, looking from Place de la République, with tall 19th-century buildings, shop awnings, pedestrians, and tram tracks running down the center. Belfort is a fortified city in eastern France, known for its resistance during the Franco-Prussian War and for the Lion of Belfort monument by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. The view captures the commercial streetscape of the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
5th May 1912.
My dear Cousin
Very many thanks
for your letter received
April and the stamps
which caused great joy
to the children. I am
going to spend some time in
Paris 3 weeks or so. We are
all well thank God.
What an awful accident!
the Titanic and what brave people
to bear the loss with such Christian
spirit what an example!
Love to you from all here
Yours aff. Sarah Fawck.
Sepia real-photo print; white border; blue ink marking at lower left; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: [illegible] DE BELLE[illegible] 5 5. French 10c Semeuse stamp; divided back; sender dated it 5 May 1912 and mentions the Titanic disaster; light edge wear, stamp corner creased.
Cite this card
Avenue Carnot from Place de la République, Belfort, France, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/avenue-carnot-from-place-de-la-r-publique-belfort-france-cir. Accessed October 22, 2026.
