Caption

View of the gas factory in Brussels, Vue de l'usine a gaz de Bruxelles, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Livre d'or, L'art et l'industrie Belges a l'exposition universelle de 1878.', creator: Joseph Maes, Antwerp, publisher: N. Lenaert, Brussels, c. 1874 - in or before 1879, Joseph Maes, N. Lenaert, publisher, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 110 mm x width 266 mm, factory in landscape, gasworks, A large sepia-toned panoramic photograph centered on an industrial complex shows a long row of brick buildings with multiple windows and varied rooflines. A tall cylindrical tower with a narrow top and exterior stair runs upward from the center foreground, accompanied by a slimmer vertical chimney to the right. To the far right a round structure with vertical supports and a low wall surrounds its base. On the left a series of connected shed-like buildings with arched openings extends along the complex. A fenced foreground area and a darker strip of ground run across the bottom of the image, and the sky above is pale and mostly empty.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_226

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Rights managed

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58.3Mb (6.6Mb) / 17.6in x 12.9in / 5269 x 3869 (300dpi)

Keywords

View gas factory Brussels Vue de l'usine gaz de Bruxelles page photomechanical print inscription Livre d L'art et l'industrie Belges l'exposition universelle de 1878 creator Joseph Maes Antwerp publisher N Lenaert c 1874 - 1879 paper collotype photoprint height 110 mm x width 266 mm factory landscape gasworks large sepia-toned panoramic photograph centered industrial complex long row brick buildings multiple windows varied rooflines tall cylindrical tower narrow top exterior stair runs upward center foreground accompanied slimmer vertical chimney right far right round structure vertical supports low wall surrounds base left series connected shed- buildings arched openings extends complex fenced foreground area darker strip ground run across bottom image sky pale mostly empty