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Le Remblai et la plage, La Baule, France, 1951

Subject
Beaches & Coastlines
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1951 (Chrome)
Front of Le Remblai et la plage, La Baule, France, 1951, Mr. R. Earthrowl, England, c. 1951 real photo postcard
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Back of Le Remblai et la plage, La Baule, France, 1951, Mr. R. Earthrowl, England, c. 1951 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

A broad curve of sand sweeps along the bay at La Baule, with the promenade and its road in the foreground. Holidaymakers relax on the sand and in the water; beach tents and bathing cabins line the shore, and open cars run along the seafront. Buildings and a palm tree stand at right. La Baule was an established Atlantic resort near Nantes, known for its long beach and the remblai, the seawall promenade along the bay. The sender is touring Brittany by bicycle, reports "glorious weather," and hopes the bike will "stand the pace" on a trip done "the hard way."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Saturday Thanks for letters, and if my bike will stand the pace should be back before the 16th. Hope you have all enjoyed your holidays. We are having glorious weather touring BRITTANY - the hard way. Regards to Mrs. E. Len Niel

PublisherLa Cigogne
44.055.48 LA BAULE (Loire-Inférieure). Le Remblai et la plage.
PostmarkedMorbihan
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. R. Earthrowl

6, Drake Road Brockley. LONDON, SE 4 England

Postcard record

PostmarkedMorbihan
PublisherLa Cigogne
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. R. Earthrowl, 6, Drake Road, Brockley., LONDON, SE 4, England
Place mentionedLa Cigogne
Place mentionedLa Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France
PublisherLa Cigogne, Nantes, France
Stamp20f France, blue
NotesBlack-and-white real photo with "PHOTOGRAPHIE VÉRITABLE" guarantee box; white printed caption at lower left: 44.055.48 LA BAULE (Loire-Inférieure). Le Remblai et la plage. Struck-through handwritten 4591 (likely an inventory or album number). Publisher: Ed. « La Cigogne », 15 bis, rue de Strasbourg - Nantes (L.-I.), exclusivité de fabrication André Leconte. Postmark: MORBIH[?], 1951. Divided-back French real-photo card, blue 20F Marianne stamp; light toning and edge soiling.

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Le Remblai et la plage, La Baule, France, 1951, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/le-remblai-et-la-plage-la-baule-france-1951. Accessed November 3, 2026.