1920 Furieuse River Salins-les-Bains France Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This evocative monochrome postcard captures a picturesque scene in the spa town of Salins-les-Bains, nestled in the Jura mountains of eastern France. The view features the tranquil waters of the Furieuse river, which is framed on the left by an ancient stone retaining wall and on the right by traditional dwellings. In the distance, the prominent dome of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-Libératrice rises above the rooftops. Built between 1639 and 1662 to commemorate the town's delivery from both the plague and a ten-year siege, the chapel is a landmark of regional Baroque architecture. This perspective highlights the pittoresque character of Salins-les-Bains, a city whose history has been defined for over a millennium by its lucrative salt springs.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1904–1910)
City: Salins-les-Bains
State or Region: Jura, Franche-Comté
Country: France
Topic: Salins-les-Bains, Furieuse River, Notre-Dame-Libératrice, Salt Industry History, Franche-Comté Landscapes
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: C. Lardier, Besançon (C.L.B. No. 22392)
Printer: Unknown
Print Type: Collotype

Additional Information

The manufacturing date for this card is narrowed to 1904–1910. The publisher's diamond logo C.L.B. belongs to C. Lardier of Besançon, a prominent regional editor who specialized in the Sites Pittoresques de Franche-Comté series during the first decade of the 20th century. Salins-les-Bains is historically significant for its salt production, with its Grande Saline now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The dome shown, Notre-Dame-Libératrice, is recognizable by its lead-covered roof and distinctive lantern. This card captures the town's architectural landscape before the major modernizations that followed the cessation of salt production in 1962.

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