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Old 11-07-2024, 08:23 PM
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Bedoin to Mont Ventoux summit in 2hr25min-2hr40min

Properly equipped and attired.
Guesses as to what year?
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Old 11-07-2024, 08:56 PM
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Old 11-07-2024, 09:10 PM
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Based purely on the cars (not the postmark on the stamp) I'm guessing ~1910.
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Old 11-07-2024, 10:10 PM
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Yeah, that would be my guess, also based on cars, somewhere between 1910 and 1920. Maybe pre-WWI?
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Old 11-08-2024, 11:02 AM
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Anybody notice it says 1908 right on the picture?
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Old 11-08-2024, 11:10 AM
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Anybody notice it says 1908 right on the picture?
Is that 1908 referring to the altitude? asking for a friend :-)
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Old 11-08-2024, 11:11 AM
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Anybody notice it says 1908 right on the picture?
I believe that represents the height of Mont Ventux in meters.
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