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Historical Sources
& Image Credits
BEHIND THE STORIES
Images Featured on France and the World
Here you’ll find details about the sources, creators and usage rights behind the historical images featured throughout this website.
Tour: Understanding Nice
The Noon Cannon on Castle Hill in Nice
Original title: “Nice – Au Château, le canon de midi”
Source: Archives Nice Côte d’Azur – Ville de Nice
Reference number: 10 Fi 231
Publisher: Frédéric Laugier (Nice)
Collection: Don Louis Cappatti
License / Usage: Reuse according to the terms of Archives Nice Côte d’Azur
Tour: Understanding Nice
The Palais de la Jetée-Promenade in Nice (c. 1880)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Publisher: Boudet Éditeur, 38 Av. de la Gare, Nice
Reproduction: Günter Josef Radig
License: Public Domain
This work is in the public domain because the copyright protection period has expired.
Tour: Understanding Nice
The Viewing Terrace of Castle Hill in Nice
Original title: “Nice – Plate-forme du Château”
Source: Archives Nice Côte d’Azur – Ville de Nice
Reference number: 10 Fi 198
Photographer / Publisher: Giletta (Nice)
License / Usage: Reuse according to the terms of Archives Nice Côte d’Azur
Tour: Understanding Nice
Historical Map of Nice (1610)
Original title: “Plan de Nice de 1610”
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Original source: Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes
Digitization / Provided by: Pto (Wikimedia Commons)
Creator: unknown
License: Public Domain
This work is in the public domain because the copyright protection period has expired.
Image Credits
Place Masséna, Historical Postcard (before 1914)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Original: historical postcard, PA Éditeur No. 1904
Digitization: Claude_villetaneuse
Creator: unknown
License: Public Domain (anonymous work)
This work is in the public domain because the copyright protection period has expired.
Homepage, Echoes of Nice
Historical View of the Tramway de Nice et du Littoral
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Original source: vlaki.com
Collection / Digitization: Gregory Deryckère
License: Public Domain
This work is in the public domain because the copyright protection period has expired.