Légende

Remains of the oven and generator of a munitions factory that exploded in Oosterweel near Antwerp in 1889, La cartoucherie. Four et générateur, page, photomechanical print, number: '17', photographer: Henri Colon, Oosterweel, cliché maker: anonymous, Belgium, printer (person): J. Maes (possibly), Antwerp, 1889, printer (person), paper, collotype, light pressure, height 165 mm x width 230 mm, Image on page 17., ruin of a building, architecture, Explosion of a munitions factory in Oosterweel in 1889, A wide scene of debris and broken wooden planks scattered across uneven ground with mud and rubble; in the foreground torn cloth and splintered beams lie mixed with fragments of construction materials and a large upturned barrel; toward the middle a ruined circular brick structure held by vertical metal supports sits among piles of broken boards and loose bricks; nearby are upright wooden frames and a tall cylindrical metal tank with rivets and attached fittings standing amid more wreckage; in the distant background low terraces of soil lead to a waterfront where several large sailing ships with masts and hulls are moored and small groups of people are visible along a quay.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A77_307

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.0Mo (10.0Mo) / 36.2cm x 28.4cm / 4281 x 3350 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Remains oven generator munitions factory exploded Oosterweel near Antwerp 1889 La cartoucherie Four et générateur page photomechanical print number 17 photographer Henri Colon Oosterweel cliché maker anonymous Belgium printer person J Maes Antwerp paper collotype light pressure height 165 mm x width 230 mm Image page 17 ruin building architecture Explosion wide scene debris broken wooden planks scattered across uneven ground mud rubble foreground torn cloth splintered beams lie mixed fragments construction materials large upturned barrel middle ruined circular brick structure held vertical metal supports sits piles broken boards loose bricks nearby upright wooden frames tall cylindrical metal tank rivets attached fittings standing wreckage distant background low terraces soil lead waterfront several large sailing ships masts hulls moored small groups people visible quay