Normande
Subject(s): Clothing and dress, Fountains, France, France--Cherbourg, France--Normandy, Travels, Voyages and travels
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This postcard shows a woman wearing a bonnet and dress drawing water from a public fountain. She looks up at the camera with what Charles C. Myers says is a smile characteristic of many older women from the Normandy region of France. Myers additionally points out the heavy wooden shoes the woman wears.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the customary dress for the old ladies and you always see the happy expression on their faces. They wear heavy wood shoes which adds to the unique effect of their attire.”
Collection
Creation Date
1910-12
Creator(s)
ND Phot.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
Language
French
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Normande. [December 1910]. Charles C. Myers Collection.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310157. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
ND Phot.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942. Normande. [Dec 1910]. Multi-image.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310157.
APA:
ND Phot.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942., [1910, December]. Normande.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310157.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Charles C. Myers Collection. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.
APA:
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.
