Marseilles Gallery

The French Resistance - WWII (1/3)

Thanks to the parachute drop of plastic explosive, the French resitance were able to blow up the track. This enabled them to intercept a German train heading for the border on the line from Marseille to Paris at Lancie. Date: circa 1944

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2nd, Blow, Blowing, Disrupt, Explode, Explosion, Explosive, Explosives, Fighters, France, French, Lines, Place, Placing, Plastic, Rail, Rails, Railway, Resistance, Set, Setting, Tracks, War, World, Ww 2, Ww Ii

France-Weather-Wind

A person practises windsurf in heavy waves as strong wind blows at the Plage du David beach in downtown Marseille, as storm Eleanor hits southern parts of France on May 5, 2019. (Photo by Boris HORVAT / AFP)

Coastal Region, Horizontal, Illustration, Leisure Sports, Sailboarding, Seaside, Seaside Holiday, Storm, Wind

Demolition of houses in Rue de la pierre qui Rage, Marseille

Demolition of a street of old houses on Rue de la pierre qui Rage, set behind the Bourse in Marseille, France. The Palais de la Bourse is situated on the Canebiere. It houses the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Marseille-Provence, as well as the Mus饠de la Marine et de l'ɣonomie de Marseille. Date: 1913

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection