Dunkerque Collection

Newspaper front cover: evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940
" Through an inferno of bombs and shells, the B.E.F is crossing the Channel from Dunkirk-in historys strangest armada

Equipment left at Dunkirk WWII
Equipment left at Dunkirk including this destroyed British flak gun during World War II

Tank at Dunkirk WWII
Tank positioned by the coast at Dunkirk during World War II

A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel
7339430 A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel, c.1780 (paper, linen) by Unknown artist

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: La Place Jean-Bart (b/w photo)
8640208 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: La Place Jean-Bart (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Place Jean-Bart)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Eglise Saint-Eloi (b/w photo)
8640204 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Eglise Saint-Eloi (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Eglise Saint-Eloi)

Malo-les-Bains: La Plage (b/w photo)
8640219 Malo-les-Bains: La Plage (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Plage)

Malo-les-Bains: Le Casino (b/w photo)
8640216 Malo-les-Bains: Le Casino (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Casino)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Theatre (b/w photo)
8640214 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Theatre (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Theatre)

Malo-les-Bains: La Place Turenne (b/w photo)
8640220 Malo-les-Bains: La Place Turenne (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Place Turenne)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Marche aux Poissons et le Beffroi (b/w photo)
8640215 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Marche aux Poissons et le Beffroi (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Marche aux Poissons et le Beffroi)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Caserne Jean-Bart (b/w photo)
8640210 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Caserne Jean-Bart (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caserne Jean-Bart)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Vue de l'Hopital (b/w photo)
8640206 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Vue de l'Hopital (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue de l'Hopital)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Hotel de Ville et la Rue de l'Eglise (b/w photo)
8640205 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Hotel de Ville et la Rue de l'Eglise (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Avenue de la Gare, Le Pont Thiers, La Sous, Prefecture (b/w photo)
8640203 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Avenue de la Gare, Le Pont Thiers, La Sous, Prefecture (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Avenue de la Gare)

Dunkerque (engraving)
8638094 Dunkerque (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunkerque. Illustration for Dictionnaire Universel Illustre De La Geographie et Des Voyages)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Avenue de la Gare (b/w photo)
8640218 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: L'Avenue de la Gare (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Avenue de la Gare)

A Sea Fight off Texel (colour litho)
8661442 A Sea Fight off Texel (colour litho) by Isabey, Eugene (1803-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sea Fight off Texel)

Map of Dunkirk, 1724 (drawing)
7339801 Map of Dunkirk, 1724 (drawing) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 39x61 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown 'Plan de Dunkerque')

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Sanatorium de Zuydcoote, Cote Sud (b/w photo)
8640223 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Sanatorium de Zuydcoote, Cote Sud (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Sanatorium de Zuydcoote, Cote Sud)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Panorama du Bassin du Commerce (b/w photo)
8640221 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Panorama du Bassin du Commerce (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panorama du Bassin du Commerce)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Phare (b/w photo)
8640217 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Le Phare (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Phare)

Malo-les-Bains: Le Chalet de la Motte (b/w photo)
8640213 Malo-les-Bains: Le Chalet de la Motte (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Chalet de la Motte)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Les Jetees (b/w photo)
8640212 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Les Jetees (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Jetees)

Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Statue de la Victoire (b/w photo)
8640211 Dunkerque/Dunkirk: Statue de la Victoire (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue de la Victoire)

Harbour view in Dunkerque (or Dieppe?), 1880-1900. Creator: Antoine Vollon
Harbour view in Dunkerque (or Dieppe?), 1880-1900

No energy industry will ever own the sun
Yvette Depaepe

France, Nord-Pas de Calais Region, French Flanders Area, Dunkerque, Bains Dunkerquois, Dunkirk Baths building

LOUIS XIV AT LES DUNES
Louis XIV on the battlefield at Les Dunes, Dunkerque. Date: 1658

Departure of the cod fishermen of Dunkirk (colour litho)
2807744 Departure of the cod fishermen of Dunkirk (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Departure of the cod fishermen of Dunkirk)

Eléanor
Stéphane Pecqueux

The bombardment of Dunkirk (litho)
3638316 The bombardment of Dunkirk (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W. (1859-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bombardment of Dunkirk)

Vue de Dunkerque (engraving)
7179160 Vue de Dunkerque (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue de Dunkerque. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Bataille des Dunes (engraving)
7179542 Bataille des Dunes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bataille des Dunes)

The Dunes of Dunkirk, 1873 (oil on cradled panel)
746374 The Dunes of Dunkirk, 1873 (oil on cradled panel) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 37.1x66.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The International Regatta at Ostend (engraving)
1054029 The International Regatta at Ostend (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Regatta at Ostend)

Return of French President Felix Faure from his visit to Russia, 1897 (colour litho)
971944 Return of French President Felix Faure from his visit to Russia, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tsar Nicolas II with his wife, Tsarina Alexandra are welcomed at Dunkirk by President
CHT407325 Tsar Nicolas II with his wife, Tsarina Alexandra are welcomed at Dunkirk by President Loubet, cover of Le Petit Parisien, 22 September, 1901 (colour litho) by Carrey

Dunkerque, La Gare (b / w photo)
2803443 Dunkerque, La Gare (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunkerque, La Gare. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Theatre, Dunkirk (b / w photo)
3102111 Theatre, Dunkirk (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre, Dunkirk. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Dunkirk, c. 1857 (oil on panel)
746373 Dunkirk, c.1857 (oil on panel) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 40.3x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Dunkerque, Fishing Boats tied to the Wharf, c. 1830 (oil on laid paper, mounted on canvas)
877086 Dunkerque, Fishing Boats tied to the Wharf, c.1830 (oil on laid paper, mounted on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 23.7x36.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

French customs officers boarding a sloop carrying contraband (colour litho)
2795930 French customs officers boarding a sloop carrying contraband (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Dunkerque, Depart pour la peche de la morue en Islande (colour photo)
2803540 Dunkerque, Depart pour la peche de la morue en Islande (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunkerque)

Ornate water towers, Dunkerque, France. Date: circa 1910s

The President of France visiting Dunkirk (colour litho)
2779421 The President of France visiting Dunkirk (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The President of France visiting Dunkirk)

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"Dunkerque: A Historic Tapestry of Resilience and Valor" In the annals of history, Dunkerque stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit of humanity. This small coastal town in France's Nord-Pas de Calais region has witnessed some of the most pivotal moments that shaped our world. From its humble beginnings to its crucial role in World War II, it has etched its name into the fabric of time. The front cover of newspapers from 1940 showcases an iconic image - the evacuation of Dunkirk. In those dark days, when hope seemed distant, thousands were rescued from certain peril by a flotilla of brave souls who defied all odds. The equipment left behind at Dunkirk serves as a haunting reminder of sacrifice and determination. Amidst the chaos and destruction, a tank at Dunkirk symbolizes both strength and vulnerability. It represents not only military might but also the human cost paid on these hallowed grounds. As we gaze upon this relic from WWII, we are reminded that war leaves scars that run deep. But beyond wartime tales lies another facet - Louis XIV at Les Dunes. This legendary monarch once graced these shores with his presence, leaving an indelible mark on Dunkerque's rich heritage. His legacy intertwines with stories spanning centuries – battles fought and won against all odds. Aerial views offer glimpses into the past; they unveil scenes frozen in time during WW2 over Dunkirk's skies. These images capture both devastation and resilience as life carried on amidst turmoil below – a poignant reminder that even amid darkness, light can still shine through. Venturing further back in history reveals Bains Dunkerquois – where locals sought solace amidst turbulent times. These tranquil waters have provided respite for generations seeking refuge from daily struggles or wartime horrors alike. Departure paintings depict cod fishermen setting sail from Dunkirk's harbor, a testament to the town's enduring maritime traditions.