Farmers works in 1900

As the agriculture was the main activity in Brittany around 1900, it was also a famous theme for postcards, and many old postcards can be found showing farmers and miscellaneous cultivation scenes from sowing of seed to harvest. Some regions of Brittany are specialized in a special field: many postcards show the cultivation of strawberries in Plougastel Daoulas and the cultivation of artichoke is shown around Saint Pol de Leon and Roscoff

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Plougastel Daoulas
crop of strawberries at dawn
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Roscoff & Saint Pol de Léon
crop of artichokes
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cultivation of potatoes
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Bréhat Island 
crop of potatoes
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harvest time in the farm
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Penmarch plowing scene & sowing
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27 July 2001