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This is a tram accident in Liege. Date : 1924-11-28

This is a tram accident in Liege. Date : 1924-11-28
It's not the trams that strike me, but the people watching the scene in front of the café behind (see enlargement). Look at them ! Don't they look like a marvellous bunch of jailbirds ?
Only one young person and looking normal : the lady at the front...
LT

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  1. Ann KennedyMarch 2, 2015 at 5:46 AM

    Over here we call them "rubberneckers". People who watch accidents, etc. and usually crowd together or slow traffic as they creep past watching:-)

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  2. Laurent TruilletMarch 2, 2015 at 5:50 AM

    I agree, Ann, although I didn't know the name
    But what strikes me here is the LOOKS of these man ! People don't look like that nowadays ! Has the human race changed that lmuch ?

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  3. Mike MartinMarch 2, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Ten years later, one could blame the Depression for the down and out demeanor. I don't know, perhaps the Belgian economy was still recovering from World War I?

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  4. Ann KennedyMarch 2, 2015 at 7:10 AM

    It's an interesting question to consider, but it's hard to compare to today. I can't recall seeing any photo of a large group of people other than perhaps at a sporting event or candlelight vigil following a tragedy. In that circumstance, the faces look much the same as in the old photo. As someone who has been in a commuter rail accident, I can relate a bit:-)

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  5. Mike PerryMarch 2, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    Interesting, I think though people do vary in appearance in different eras - food, income (or lack of it), working conditions, wars and so on all have their effect.
    I notice that all of the men are wearing hats.

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  6. Laurent TruilletMarch 2, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    Mike Perry Yes ! The other comment on hats was the incentive that made me think of this photo.
    LT

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  7. Nadya DominoMarch 3, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    After the 1914-1918 world war one,Europe was in a severe depression,Not happy time😦

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  8. Laurent TruilletMarch 4, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Nadya Domino You must be right. I didn't notice that the exact date of the photo is written on it :1924-11-28. It's only 6 years after the end of the Great Butchery, which of course affected this country very much, and it is probable that most of the people on the photograph may have lost a friend or a son during the war.
    LT

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