Nord Pas De Calais Collection (#2)

Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster
7242244 Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Escanaffles, eglise Saint-Martin)

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

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418839 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418836 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Calais, Tour du Guet, Hotel de Ville et Beffroi (engraving)
8637548 Calais, Tour du Guet, Hotel de Ville et Beffroi (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calais, Tour du Guet, Hotel de Ville et Beffroi)

Calais: Monument des Bourgeois de Calais (b/w photo)
8639993 Calais: Monument des Bourgeois de Calais (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument des Bourgeois de Calais)

Calais: La Gare, Cote Nord (colour photo)
8653739 Calais: La Gare, Cote Nord (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Gare, Cote Nord)

Calais: La Gare Maritime (colour photo)
8653731 Calais: La Gare Maritime (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Gare Maritime)

Calais: Le Bassin du Paradis (colour photo)
8653735 Calais: Le Bassin du Paradis (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bassin du Paradis)

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418842 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418841 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418837 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418852 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418850 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418849 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418848 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

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)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783555 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, promenade sur la plage a dos d'ane, 1901; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901
LUX4783539 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck-sur-Mer (Berck-Ville and Berck-Plage): September 1901, promenade sur la plage a dos d'ane, 1901; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the port
LUX4783494 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the port, on the dock of fishermen unload fish for sale, 1901; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: Genre scene photographed in studio showing painters painting
LUX4756188 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: Genre scene photographed in studio showing painters painting bathers, 1895; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

View of the market square in Lille, North of France - Postcard around 1905
ELD4953757 View of the market square in Lille, North of France - Postcard around 1905; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the market square in Lille)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Maubeuge: port sur la Sambre with factories, barges, docks, cranes, railways
LUX4759937 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Maubeuge: port sur la Sambre with factories, barges, docks, cranes, railways, trains and trams, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Saint-Waast: City in ruins after the fighting, 1918
LUX4746450 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Saint-Waast: City in ruins after the fighting, 1918; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900
LUX4768806 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, Pas-de-Calais (62), Saint Omer (Saint-Omer): defile by General Libermann surrounded
LUX4748138 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Saint Omer (Saint-Omer): defile by General Libermann surrounded officers and gendarmes, 1892 - Nedonsel; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: The lighthouse
LUX4811085 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: The lighthouse and a place in front of the museum filled with hippomobile taxis, 1895; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: La plage de Boulogne, 1920
LUX4807801 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: La plage de Boulogne, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: church, rue pavee, 1890
LUX4776666 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: church, rue pavee, 1890; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: church, rue pavee, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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"Nord Pas de Calais: A Tapestry of History, Art, and Courage" Step back in time to September 25, 1915, when Piper Laidlaw etched his name into history by winning the Victoria Cross. His bravery and valor still inspire us today. In the enchanting moonlight of 1869, Edouard Manet captured the ethereal beauty of the Port of Boulogne. His brushstrokes bring alive a moment frozen in time. Witness the fearless British Territorials as they charged towards German trenches at Loos on that fateful day in 1915. Their hooded figures embody determination and sacrifice. Georges Irat of Ernest Andre showcased his prowess at the Boulogne Motor Week in France during 1928. Bill Brunell's artistry immortalizes this thrilling event for generations to come. Travel even further back to witness The Jousts of St Inglevert between 1470-1475 through Master of Harley Froissart's masterpiece. It transports you to an era filled with chivalry and pageantry. Georges-Pierre Seurat's Beach at Gravelines painting from 1890 captures a serene moment along Nord Pas de Calais' coastline. Its vibrant colors evoke a sense of tranquility amidst nature's beauty. The First World War Vimy Canadian Memorial near Lens stands tall as a poignant reminder of sacrifice and remembrance. It serves as a testament to those who fought bravely for freedom. Explore Lens, where bustling streets intertwine with its rich coal industry heritage—a city that thrived on hard work and resilience throughout history. Le Touquet beckons with its sandy shores inviting people from all walks of life to bask under the warm sun while creating cherished memories along Nord Pas de Calais' coastlines. A figure on a sign marks the hallowed ground where Agincourt witnessed one of history's most significant battles.