Caption

Au Village d'Austruweel, Destroyed houses in Oosterweel after the explosion of a munitions factory on September 6, 1889, page, photomechanical print, number: '15', photographer: Henri Schleusner, Oosterweel, cliché maker: Joseph Maes, 1885-09-06 - 1889-12-12, Henri Schleusner, Joseph Maes, photographer, cliché maker, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 119 mm x width 165 mm, prospect of village, silhouette of village, ruin of a building, architecture, Explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel in 1889, A sepia-toned scene shows ruined buildings with collapsed roofs and exposed wooden rafters, broken walls, scattered rubble, and debris. A partially intact multi-story building with a small window stands at one side, its adjacent structures reduced to jagged edges and piles of timber. A tall chimney and remnants of tiled roofing are visible among the wreckage, and a tree with sparse foliage rises behind the destroyed roofs. In the foreground low walls and a rough, uneven ground area border the damaged structures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_497

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Rights managed

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43.8Mb (7.6Mb) / 14.5in x 11.7in / 4355 x 3519 (300dpi)

Keywords

Au Village d'Austruweel Destroyed houses Oosterweel explosion munitions factory September 6 1889 page photomechanical print number 15 photographer Henri Schleusner cliché maker Joseph Maes 1885-09-06 - 1889-12-12 paper collotype photoprint height 119 mm x width 165 mm prospect village silhouette ruin building architecture Explosion sepia-toned scene ruined buildings collapsed roofs exposed wooden rafters broken walls scattered rubble debris partially intact multi-story building small window stands side adjacent structures reduced jagged edges piles timber tall chimney remnants tiled roofing visible wreckage tree sparse foliage rises destroyed roofs foreground low walls rough uneven ground area border damaged structures