North Pas De Calais Collection

Towers of Laon (oil on canvas, 1912)
LRI4604779 Towers of Laon (oil on canvas, 1912) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); Musee National d Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris

The city of Valenciennes (France) was taken on 24 March 1567
LSE4335364 The city of Valenciennes (France) was taken on 24 March 1567. First battle of the revolt of the Gueux (beginning of the War of Eighty Years (Eighty Years or 80 Years)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901
LUX4783587 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901, hippomobile and bike crew coming to the beach of Equihen, 1901; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

Characters on the beach, probably in Amble( France), with the silhouette of Fort Vauban in the light of dusk
MMM5480568 Characters on the beach, probably in Amble( France), with the silhouette of Fort Vauban in the light of dusk by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 17.5x33.8 cm; National Maritime Museum

Battle of Wattignies. On 16 October 1793, at Wattignies, a victory of General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
JAB5035969 Battle of Wattignies. On 16 October 1793, at Wattignies, a victory of General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and Lazare Carnot allowed the city of Maubeuge

Postcard, Satirique en N & B, 1914_8_31: City of amiens - War of 14 -18, Amiens, Posters
ICA4948526 Postcard, Satirique en N & B, 1914_8_31: City of amiens - War of 14 -18, Amiens, Posters; (add.info.: Postcard, Satirique en N & B, 1914_8_31: City of amiens - War of 14 -18, Amiens)

View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer, 1911 (b/w photo)
ELD4944675 View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer (Boulogne-sur-Mer)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776748 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776692 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776697 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulogne sur mer)
LUX4776431 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulogne sur mer): a woman poses in front of the hull of a sailboat, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: The kiosk along the docks, 1890
LUX4805095 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: The kiosk along the docks, 1890 -; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: A good sister operating aid in an operating room, 1920
LUX4803574 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: A good sister operating aid in an operating room, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Studio portrait of three Boulonnaises with fish
LUX4731915 Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Studio portrait of three Boulonnaises with fish basket and net in traditional clothing

First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman in costume
LUX4736340 First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman in costume and northern headdress writing to her fiance fighter at the front, 1918

Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, A peasant couple pose in studio, 1870
LUX4730545 Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, A peasant couple pose in studio, 1870; (add.info.: Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Cambray: Portrait of a young chatelain from Cambray, 1895
LUX4717120 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Cambray: Portrait of a young chatelain from Cambray, 1895; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783565 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, beach and seafront, donkeys and carts ready for a walk

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the Portel
LUX4783511 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the Portel, group of children playing on the beach

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a northern beach
LUX4782715 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a northern beach, a sailing cart pulls by a donkey, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): A village party in a farmyard with peasants in blouse
LUX4756054 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): A village party in a farmyard with peasants in blouse, women in headdresses and firefighters, 1885; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900
LUX4768790 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900
LUX4757764 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Arras: a theatrical representation representing the death of a good
LUX4751661 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Arras: a theatrical representation representing the death of a good sister, 1910 - Art, photos; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck Plage: the Casino de Berck-Plage, 1894
LUX4746635 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck Plage: the Casino de Berck-Plage, 1894; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown
LUX4732890 Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown, 1885; (add.info.: Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: General view of the port and the belfry, 1870 - Pouli Pompe et
LUX4704077 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: General view of the port and the belfry, 1870 - Pouli Pompe et, Lous fils et Poulieur, Alibert brotier, estaminet A

The sea baths at the beach of Calais, Pas-de-Calais Postcard ca. 1910
ELD4950372 The sea baths at the beach of Calais, Pas-de-Calais Postcard ca. 1910; Private Collection; (add.info.: The sea baths at the beach of Calais, Pas-de-Calais Postcard ca)

Postcard, N & B, 1917: Bourg et comin A Mass on the Front - War of 14 -18, Photography, Religion, Daily Life
ICA4948179 Postcard, N & B, 1917: Bourg et comin A Mass on the Front - War of 14 -18, Photography, Religion, Daily Life, Front (military) - Mass - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Arras: The belfry and the place des Heros, 1870
LUX4720550 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Arras: The belfry and the place des Heros, 1870; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: Photographic portrait of a superior officer in ceremonial dress, 1890
LUX4716881 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: Photographic portrait of a superior officer in ceremonial dress, 1890; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

Dunkirk: Walk on Place Jean Bart with a statue, 1880
LUX4716375 Dunkirk: Walk on Place Jean Bart with a statue, 1880; (add.info.: Dunkirk: Walk on Place Jean Bart with a statue, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Cambrai: General Donethy decorates Lieutenant Cormery of the 5th of battleshier
LUX4703903 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Cambrai: General Donethy decorates Lieutenant Cormery of the 5th of battleshier, 1888 - Au grand bon marche, feevrier frere, cafe bellevue

Industrial port of Calais in France at the beginning of the 19th century. Engraving after a drawing by William Turner
NWI4869908 Industrial port of Calais in France at the beginning of the 19th century. Engraving after a drawing by William Turner; (add.info)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776648 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776730 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

View of the small chateau at the Touquet Paris beach (Touquet-Paris-Plage)
ELD4944361 View of the small chateau at the Touquet Paris beach (Touquet-Paris-Plage) in the Pas-de-Calais Postcard 1910 Private collection; (add.info)

Family portrait: Two women pose in the garden of their house in the North, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4697506 Family portrait: Two women pose in the garden of their house in the North, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Family portrait)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920
LUX4802903 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920
LUX4802879 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 25, 1901
LUX4783617 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 25, 1901, procession of the blessing of the sea with Swiss clergy, inhabitants

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot during the victory of the Battle of Wattignies on October 16, 1793
JAB5037092 Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot during the victory of the Battle of Wattignies on October 16, 1793.; (add.info)

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, The port with the equestrian statue of Napoleon I st
LUX4729212 Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, The port with the equestrian statue of Napoleon I st, 1860; (add.info.: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais (62)

View of the lighthouse of Berck beach, Pas-de-Calais, 1920 (b/w photo)
ELD4943259 View of the lighthouse of Berck beach, Pas-de-Calais, 1920 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the lighthouse of Berck-Plage (Berck) Pas de Calais (Pas-de-Calais)

I saw, 1918-10 - War of 14 -18, Destruction Buildings, Somme, Montdidier - Clemenceau George, General Generaux
ICA4837800 I saw, 1918-10 - War of 14 -18, Destruction Buildings, Somme, Montdidier - Clemenceau George, General Generaux, Mordacq Henri (1868-1943); (add.info.: I saw, 1918-10 - War of 14 -18)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne sur Mer (Boulogne-sur-Mer)
LUX4784544 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne sur Mer (Boulogne-sur-Mer): a steamer leaves the port with a photographer in the foreground, 1898; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 25, 1901
LUX4783642 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 25, 1901, procession of the blessing of the sea with Swiss clergy, inhabitants

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: a family of tourists pose next to a failed fishing boat
LUX4783596 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: a family of tourists pose next to a failed fishing boat on the sand, 1901 - boat: B2070; (add.info.: France)

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North Pas de Calais: A Region Steeped in History and Resilience From the towering structures of Laon to the city of Valenciennes, a region that has witnessed significant historical events. The canvas of this land tells tales of triumphs, tragedies, and unwavering spirit. In 1567, the city of Valenciennes fell into French hands, marking a pivotal moment in its history. Centuries later, an engraving titled "Fourmies secret" captured the essence of this town's hidden stories for Le Pilori in 1892. The Battle of Agincourt looms large over North Pas de Calais' past. In 1415, English forces emerged victorious against their French counterparts. An engraving from 1836 immortalizes this event while reminding us of the consequences it bore on both sides. However, not all historical moments were marked by conflict. The coal mining accident at Courrieres Mines in March 1906 stands as a somber reminder of the sacrifices made by workers striving to fuel progress. World War I left indelible marks on North Pas de Calais' landscape. The belfry atop Arras Town Hall stood tall until German shells ravaged it during that fateful year - a poignant symbol representing countless lives forever changed by war. Artistic expressions also find their place amidst these historical accounts. Paintings like "The English Army preparing for the Battle of Agincourt" and scenes depicting strikes and marches capture emotions that words alone cannot convey. As we delve deeper into North Pas de Calais' narrative, we encounter images portraying everyday life along its coasts - fishing boats returning with bountiful catches or people strolling along quaysides at sunset - showcasing resilience amid changing times. Boulogne-sur-Mer camp emerges as another focal point within this rich tapestry.