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26 Mar 2007 • 285 views

An old team

Série "Des Visages" - Vue 021

This is a picture of the workers of an old factory at the beginning of the century. For each man there is a number and the story of the man and it is very odd and concerning reviving the life of these unknown.
For example, Nr 4 (with the bottle) leave the factory to work in a great automobile factory. Or number 5 killed himself....

Voici une image des ouvriers d'une fabrique de faux du début du siècle. Pour chaque ouvrier il y a un numéro et un petit texte relate leur histoire. C'est étrange et touchant. Ainsi le N°4 (avec la bouteille) est parti travailler dans une grande usine automobile tandis que le N° 5 s'est suicidé...

Location : Nans S/ste Anne - Country: France

Post Nr 235

camera	Canon EOS 20D
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shutterspeed
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resolution	3000x2000 pixels

An old team

comments (16)

Ginnie

Atlanta, GA, United States

26 Mar 2007, 02:13

Hmmm. Most interesting, Zeb. I've never heard of something like this, where the story is told for each man. I wonder if relatives are alive who wanted this done to preserve the memory?!

Zebigleb: In fact, the one who wrote about these people is the Nr 11 on the shot and he's dead now ! Thank you for your visit Ginnie

Martin

United States

26 Mar 2007, 05:22

Interesting and odd. Thanks for sharing! Where did you find this and who dug up all those personal stories?

Zebigleb: I find this in an old factory wich is now a museum. The comment about people on the photography is coming from Nr 11 who is now dead. Thank for your visit Martin !!

dafredo

26 Mar 2007, 06:44

tres interessante comme photo et chargée d'histoire! tu prenais deja des photos au debut du siecle?

Zebigleb: Lol

Non c'est un musée dans une vieille usine de faux, c'est assez interressant de connaître l'histoire de ces gens disparus depuis longtemps !

Psychodudu

Norway

26 Mar 2007, 11:16

Pas trop interessant, Zeb. Je veux voir tes photos à toi! On peut apprécie cette photo, et les pensées autour du subjet, mais lá...
Bonne journée, mon ami!

Zebigleb: Oui, je pense que tu peux penser cela

Mais j'avais bien aimé lire l'histoire de ces ouvriers du début du siècle, cela change un peu ! Bonne journée à toi aussi

Neil Tandy

Johannesburg, South Africa.

26 Mar 2007, 14:46

Very nicely done Xavier, a nice concept, but I did not realise that you are so old!!

Many thanks for all of your comments yesterday, I will try to reply to them all tonight. Many kind regards, Neil.

Zebigleb: lol

Maybe I'm number 11 on the shot a little youngest than the others

gaidara

26 Mar 2007, 14:47

very interesting indeed!!!
i would like to see the face of No5 more closely... to see his eyes...
well... we're waiting... eight stories to go zeb...

Zebigleb: Hi Gaidara

Sadly, I didn't have the idea to write for the others

José-Angel

26 Mar 2007, 16:52

The swelling up effect that there is in the image, is peculiar.
It was a picture in a wall?.
I have always liked much the old images, mainly those of cities, in which she is seen before and later!

Zebigleb: It was a picture on a wall in an old factory wich is now a museum - Thank you for your visit José

Samira

26 Mar 2007, 18:03

So, I guess this is the photo of a photo, huh? Where did you get it? And where are you getting these references from, the back of the photo? I wonder if there are names to go with each number...

Zebigleb: Hi Samira !
It's a photo on a wall in an old factory wich is now a museum, the story of each workers was hang on the wall. Very interresting to see that about 100 years after ! Thank you for your visit

Gary

26 Mar 2007, 18:45

strange!

Zebigleb: Yes indeed

Julischka

26 Mar 2007, 18:48

Really strange! Wonder what happened to Nr 11, the little boy?

Zebigleb: Hi Juli

In fact the little boy is the man who told us the story of the workers, this is an old factory now museum. He's dead now :-(

Dotun

26 Mar 2007, 20:14

very nice one here, it looks very historical.

Zebigleb: Thank you Dotun

Roland

26 Mar 2007, 21:07

Une photo de photo.. Il fallait y penser. Les voilà repartis pour un tour du monde via photoblog !

Zebigleb: Merci de ta visite, c'est une photo que j'ai prise dans l'ancienne taillanderie de Nans sous Ste Anne, c'est interressant !

chris p

where the clocks change to summer!

26 Mar 2007, 21:43

These old shots are fabulous to look at - I wonder what people will think of our efforts in 100-years Zeb?

Zebigleb: Lol

I think we will be forgotten my friend !!

Ellie

27 Mar 2007, 00:07

What a a wonderful and historic picture. I like things like this too, and always wonder how the people would view themselves, and us, if we could meet.

Zebigleb: Thank you for your visit Ellie - I'm with you about what you say here : I like old photography for that !!

Dave Carrington

27 Mar 2007, 11:41

Poignant image. Which of them is you, Old chap?

Zebigleb: None of course

Thank you for your visit Dave

Louis

South Africa

1 Apr 2007, 21:53

Don't they have child labour laws in France - that 11 looks awfull young for a factory worker!

I just love these old pics - I have started talking to my mother to have some old pictures that I can restore.

Zebigleb: And you're right, I ask my mother too and restore more than 100 family shots (some where very old) it's a difficult work but it's really great to do that !

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