1905 Village Street in Beynat Correze France Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This evocative monochrome postcard captures a quiet street in the village of Beynat, located in the Corrèze department of southwestern France. The scene features traditional stone architecture characteristic of the Limousin region, with a prominent steep-roofed building and the village church bell tower rising in the background. Bare winter trees and a rustic wooden fence in the foreground add a sense of still, rural life at the dawn of the 20th century. This card was mailed during the early years of the Golden Age of postcards, carrying a personal message from a local resident to a recipient in Paris.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1905 postmark)
City: Beynat
State or Region: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Topic: Village Life, French Architecture, Rural France, Corrèze Landmarks, Street Scene
Condition: Circulated
Postage: 5-centime red Sower (Semeuse) stamp, postmarked August 28, 1905, from Beynat, Corrèze
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Cliche Delbos
Publisher: Phototypie Meyrignac et Puydebois, Brive (No. 191)
Printer: Phototypie Meyrignac et Puydebois, Brive
Print Type: Collotype, Phototypie