From the June 15,1962 feature: “TOURING EUROPE WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON” - The wealthy and varied landscape of France has always been a magnet of American travelers. One of the earliest and most prominent U.
S. citizens to take the classic grand tour of France was Thomas Jefferson, who from 1785 to 1789 was minister plenipotentiary to the court of Versailles.” This image was featured as a station Jefferson visited -Quai Brescon in Martigues, or a Mediterranean fishing village near Marseille,France. (Walter Sanders—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #Marseille #France
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