Postcard France: Place du Marche & Eglise Saint-Gengoult, Toul DB For Sale

Description: Street market scene at Place du Marché in Toul, France, with the Gothic Collegiate Church of Saint-Gengoult dominating the background. Vendors and shoppers fill the cobblestone square, with market stalls and awnings visible, and a storefront sign reading \"Grand Magasin de Comestibles\" (large grocery store) on a nearby building. Toul is a historic fortified city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France, and this scene captures everyday life in the early 20th century.

Publisher: Fratheraçe, édit., Toul — series \"Toul Illustré\"

Posted: Posted August 6, 1917, sent to Mrs. J. Alspaugh, 2027 8th Ave., Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. The message reads: \"Open markets two or three times a week in this area. Vegetables of every description, dry goods, and the nations are sold. Merchants turn their stock out on the street. The buyers almost exclusively [signed] Ri\'s.\"