Caption

Le seul survivant de la famille, Man in a destroyed house after an explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel near Antwerp in 1889, page, photomechanical print, number: '12', photographer: L. van Neck, Oosterweel, cliché maker: anonymous, Belgium, printer (person): J. Maes (possibly), Antwerp, 1889, printer (person), paper, collotype, photoprint, height 230 mm x width 165 mm, Image on page 12., ruin of a building, architecture, Explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel in 1889, A sepia-toned scene shows a partially collapsed thatched structure with broken wooden beams and latticework leaning inward and strewn across a large mass of straw or hay; debris and rubble cover the foreground while a man sits on a rough stone ledge near the left, wearing a cap and simple clothing and holding his hands together, with a somber posture; behind and to the right of him an interior space is visible with a small table or cabinet holding assorted vessels and objects, a chair pushed against a wall with peeling plaster, and more scattered timbers and thatch above and around the opening.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_305

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Keywords

Le seul survivant de la famille Man destroyed house explosion munitions factory Oosterweel near Antwerp 1889 page photomechanical print number 12 photographer L van Neck Oosterweel cliché maker anonymous Belgium printer person J Maes Antwerp paper collotype photoprint height 230 mm x width 165 mm Image page 12 ruin building architecture Explosion sepia-toned scene partially collapsed thatched structure broken wooden beams latticework leaning inward strewn across large mass straw hay debris rubble cover foreground man sits rough stone ledge near left wearing cap simple clothing holding hands together somber posture right interior space visible small table cabinet assorted vessels objects chair pushed wall peeling plaster scattered timbers thatch opening