Archival photograph of Vieux Port entrance in Marseille, France, showing transporter bridge with lattice towers spanning the harbor with sailing boats

Back of vintage Marseille postcard with Carte Postale divided back

$12.50

Marseille France - Entrée du Vieux Port Transporter Bridge - Postcard SP23

This postcard shows the entrance to Vieux Port (Old Port) in Marseille, France, with the transporter bridge spanning the harbor.

Scene Details:

Transporter bridge with tall lattice steel towers on both sides of the harbor
Suspended gondola platform crossing between the towers
Fort Saint-Jean on the left with stone fortifications
Fort Saint-Nicolas on the right side of the harbor entrance
Vieux Port harbor with sailing boats and small vessels
Marseille cityscape visible in the background
Mountains visible on the horizon
Wooden docks and piers in the foreground
Number 231 in the series

A piece of Marseille, France maritime and engineering history documenting the Vieux Port transporter bridge during the early 1900s.

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