Fire in a hangar with oil after the explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel near Antwerp on September 6, 1889, L'Incendie, page, photomechanical print, number: '4', inscription: 'Vue prize des polders, à 1300 mètres de distance.', photographer: Victor Selb, Oosterweel, cliché maker: Joseph Maes, 1885-09-06 - 1889-12-12, Victor Selb, Joseph Maes, photographer, cliché maker, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 165 mm x width 120 mm, smoke, burning, Explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel in 1889, A large, dark column of smoke rises from the shoreline and fills most of the upper part of the scene, with billowing, cloudlike edges and varying shades of gray; along the horizon a low strip of land shows silhouettes of masts, smokestacks, and small buildings; the water in the foreground reflects light and has a rippled texture; at the base of the smoke near the shore there are a few small, indistinct boats and shapes.
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Fire in a hangar with oil after the explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel near Antwerp on September 6, 1889, L'Incendie, page, photomechanical print, number: '4', inscription: 'Vue prize des polders, à 1300 mètres de distance.', photographer: Victor Selb, Oosterweel, cliché maker: Joseph Maes, 1885-09-06 - 1889-12-12, Victor Selb, Joseph Maes, photographer, cliché maker, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 165 mm x width 120 mm, smoke, burning, Explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel in 1889, A large, dark column of smoke rises from the shoreline and fills most of the upper part of the scene, with billowing, cloudlike edges and varying shades of gray; along the horizon a low strip of land shows silhouettes of masts, smokestacks, and small buildings; the water in the foreground reflects light and has a rippled texture; at the base of the smoke near the shore there are a few small, indistinct boats and shapes.

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Fire hangar oil explosion munitions factory Oosterweel near Antwerp September 6 1889 L'Incendie page photomechanical print number 4 inscription Vue prize des polders à 1300 mètres de distance photographer Victor Selb Oosterweel cliché maker Joseph Maes 1885-09-06 - 1889-12-12 paper collotype photoprint height 165 mm x width 120 mm smoke burning Explosion large dark column smoke rises shoreline fills upper part scene billowing cloudlike edges varying shades gray horizon low strip land silhouettes masts smokestacks small buildings water foreground reflects light rippled texture base smoke near shore small indistinct boats shapes

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