1910. Grotto at Lourdes, France

[dewey839]

The grotto where young Bernadette Soubirous  experienced her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin.  At the time, the grotto was a garbage dump. Note the crutches of pilgrims  who were healed by its miraculous spring water.

Comments

[darlahood]

Thank you! I was brought back to the church 7 years ago by Saint Bernadette. It's rare to see images of how Lourdes looked 100 years ago.

[bitchie_poo]

is it darkroom magic, or just the magic of long exposure?

[dewey839]

Beats me. I don't know what technique was used to produce this image.

[fish_fly0113]

A sacred place.