LIEGE before WW1
LIEGE before WW1
This is the street where my grandmother lived at the time. She was born around 1870, so she could well be one of the ladies on the left. At least, she would dress like them.
Someone has recognized the two ladies at the front and written their names on them. The one on the left is "Tante Florence" (Aunt Florence).
Other interesting features are the boy on the ladder, cleaning the gas street lamp, and the horse and cart.
It is not quite clear to see the accessories on the cart, but they certainly include a knife and scissors sharpening grindstone, and the cart-man could probably also repair your shoes or wooden clogs.
Does anyone have a better idea ?
Laurent Truillet Non, je regrette. J'aime ces photos. Merci pour partager. Bonne journée.
ReplyDeleteI love this picture. Didn't the entire street come out to see what was going on and be in the picture! Wonderful photo.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand your last line, the question. A better idea for what? Everything you say sounds reasonable. Or is that just how you would say "do you have any ideas for better things to post?". Trying to figure out what others are saying from another country isn't always easy, but I do try. : )
Margaret Siemers About de cart-charriot use.
ReplyDeleteIt's an excellent and interesting picture. I, too, wonder why they are all gathered on the street, as if the photographer said, "Hey! Want your picture taken?" Delightful in any case.
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy I am surprised that you are surprised about the people gathering on the street to be on the photo. I think it was more a common practice over here. Around WW1, millions of postcards have been printed. People didn't have the telephone, and they used postcards instead. The postcard printers would go in every little village and shoot whatever they saw. When the villagers saw a strange man coming with his tripod and a big wooden box, the news spread around like a wildfire and every body was on the street.
ReplyDeleteIn a few minutes, I'll post another postcard which is particularly precious to me...
Laurent Truillet I'm sure that happened here as well, but somehow this photo just struck me as different. The publication of postcards at the turn of the century here was so common and prolific that even very interesting ones can be easily purchased for $1.00 and less.
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