About This Vintage Postcard
This antique postcard captures the hauntingly beautiful expanse of the Menec Alignments (Les Alignements du Ménec) in Carnac, Brittany. The photograph showcases rhythmic rows of prehistoric megalithic standing stones, or menhirs, stretching toward the horizon.
In the mid-ground, a man and woman are captured standing among the ancient relics dressed in traditional Breton folk attire. The woman wears the characteristic dark, heavy dress and a white coiffe (headpiece), while the man appears in the dark, broad-brimmed hat and traditional short jacket of the region. Their presence provides a remarkable scale to these massive Neolithic monuments and preserves the enduring cultural link between the Breton people and their ancient landscape.
Details
Era: Divided Back (Circa 1905–1915)
City: Carnac
State or Region: Morbihan, Brittany
Country: France
Topic: Neolithic megaliths, standing stones, ancient archaeology, Brittany history, prehistoric monuments
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: Unused
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: H. Laurent, Port-Louis
Publisher: H. Laurent
Printer: Not listed
Print Type: Collotype, Phototype
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