Caption

Local Festival in Corsavy (Pyrénées-Orientales), Two boys put out their shoe for Christmas and a group of people during a celebration in a square in Corsavy, France, La Nuit de Noel, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Preparation obtained with a Roussel object., Paper <, Perfection <, quality A. - Grosvenor, Chater et Co, 6, rue Favart, Paris.', c. 1891 - in or before 1896, paper, autotype, height 234 mm x width 152 mm, Prints on the fifth unnumbered page after page 102., public festivities, Christmas (non-liturgical celebration), boy (child between toddler and youth) (two persons), Corsavy, A vertically oriented image composed of two separate black-and-white photographs stacked with a blank margin between them. The top photograph shows two children kneeling on a rug facing each other in front of a decorative fireplace, both wearing light-colored nightclothes and holding their hands together as if in a clapping or praying gesture, with small objects on the hearth behind them and a patterned wall to the right. The bottom photograph depicts a crowded outdoor scene in front of a stone building with multiple windows and doorways, where a large group of people in dark clothing and various head coverings stand and move about across a paved open area, some clustered in small groups and others dispersed, while a few figures look out from the upper windows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_125

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Keywords

Local Festival Corsavy Pyrénées-Orientales Two boys shoe Christmas group people celebration square France La Nuit de Noel page photomechanical print inscription Preparation obtained Roussel object Paper < Perfection < quality A - Grosvenor Chater et Co 6 rue Favart Paris c 1891 - 1896 paper autotype height 234 mm x width 152 mm Prints fifth unnumbered page page 102 public festivities non-liturgical celebration boy child toddler youth two persons vertically oriented image composed two separate black- -white photographs stacked blank margin them top photograph two children kneeling rug facing front decorative fireplace wearing light-colored nightclothes holding hands together clapping praying gesture small objects hearth patterned wall right bottom photograph depicts crowded outdoor scene stone building multiple windows doorways large group dark clothing various head coverings stand move across paved open area clustered small groups dispersed figures look upper windows