Rouen - Boulevard Cauchoix et le Pont Transbordeur - France LL Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Tinted photograph looking down Boulevard Cauchoix in Rouen, Normandy, France
• Rouen Pont Transbordeur (transporter bridge) visible at the end of the boulevard, spanning the Seine River
• Horse-drawn cart with driver in the centre of the road; pedestrians along tree-lined sidewalks
• Rows of mature plane trees lining both sides of the wide cobblestone boulevard
• Multi-storey residential and commercial buildings visible on either side
• Published by LL (Lévy & Fils), card no. 237
• Caption reads: "ROUEN. — Le Boulevard Cauchoix et le Pont Transbordeur. — LL."

Postal Markings:

• Carte Postale divided back; handwritten message in English addressed to Mr. Hodgson, Yorbirch Lane, West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
• Red hexagonal WWI British military censor stamp: "PASSED" with field post office number 375, dated 29 JAN 1916
• Sender identified on left margin: "S⁹/627018 Lance Corporal A. Hodgson"

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