1906 Beaumont New Hospital Belgium Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This antique postcard provides a scenic view of the entrance to Beaumont, Belgium, via the Route de Chimay. The focal point of the image is "Le nouvel Hospice" (The New Hospital), which can be seen situated behind a long white wall on the right. The road is lined with tall, slender trees, capturing a quiet, early 20th-century European landscape.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1906)
City: Beaumont
Country: Belgium
Topic: City Entrance, Hospital, Trees/Landscape
Condition: Circulated
Postage: Posted with a 14 Mai 06 postmark from Rousies (Nord), France. The stamp has been removed.
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Jules Grimar
Publisher: Jules Grimar, Grand' Place, Beaumont
Printer: Unstated
Print Type: Tinted Phototypie (Collotype)

Additional Information

"Entrée de la ville par la route de Chimay - Le nouvel Hospice" and identifies the location as Beaumont. The publisher, Jules Grimar, was a known local photographer and publisher based in the Grand' Place of Beaumont during the early 1900s. The sender, Marthe Baudet, writes to a "Madame" in Rousies, apologizing for the delay in writing. She expresses deep gratitude for the recipient's kindness in allowing her to resume her piano studies at their home, noting that it has given her great pleasure.

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