book Loiret - Alan Sutton Ed 2011 collection "Mémoire en Ima - Lot 945

book Loiret - Alan Sutton Ed 2011 collection "Mémoire en Images" - 23.5 16.5 cm - 128 pages. by Francis Cachon: "MONTARGIS" (volume II) All the history of the town and its state at the beginning of the 20th century told through postcards and period photos (over 200 documents). The "Venice of the Gâtinais", a name that Montargis owes to its canal and its streets on the water, spanned by 131 bridges, is revisited here: its past, with the evocation of the Château de Clovis, the mythical Nationale 7, which passed right through the town center, the famous MAZET pralines... so many subjects. The Gudin barracks - the canal - the suburbs, streets and avenues - the return of the 82nd Infantry Regiment - the château and station - Lieutenant Merle's funeral - types and events - public buildings - schools - the Pâtis - grocery stores, edibles and spirits - cafés, hotels and restaurants - garages - shops and miscellaneous - horse show - the 1923 French motorcycle grand prix and circuit map.