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| The Boulevard de Muy. |
| Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone |
| The oldest city in France, Marseille lies on Mediterranean on the south-east coast of the country. It is France's second most populous city, with a population in 2007 of 1.6 million and is its largest commercial port. |
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| This postcard of the Cours Belsunce was mailed in 1906. |
| A ship leaving the harbour of la Joliette. |
| Did You Know............that Joseph Pujol, better know by his stage name, Le Petomane, was born in Marseille in 1857 ? This gentleman made a living as a professional farter ! It is reported that at one time the climax of his act involved him farting his impression of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. |
| A corner of the old port. |
| Quai de la Joliette. |
| Gare St Charles. |
| La Corniche. |
| Rue Noailles. |
| Place St-Ferreol in the snow - 14 January 1914. |
| The Fontaine Contini. |
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| Postcards of the Past |
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