Nice contribution. Look hard and you might see Labiche, Papa Boule, et al.
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| Posted by on July 14, 2008 | |
Dear Brian, I am delighted by this rare treasure picture and by your kind caption. Thanks a lot for both. At first, I saw the thumbnail, and immediately jumped onto it. Looking at the picture, it was hard to believe that such a nice image was showing up on RPN. It is both very old and of a high quality. And then I read the caption. I was stuned. All I can say is Merci Beaucoup Brian! Please, keep posting your treasures. And of course: PCA vote. By the way, how come that this picture ended up in your archives?
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| Posted by on July 14, 2008 | |
Certainly, Raimu and Fernandel took this train
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Brian,
I've enjoyed all your vintage European postings as no-one else seems to show any similar quality work on the net. This gem is a real 'find', thanks must go to the unknown photographer who captured the scene. The only flaw is the horrid chimney. A certain Mr.John Robinson might have designed something a little more flattering, though the LNER turned most of his into flowerpots!
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This negative came in one of those old negative albums in which fortunately the photographer had listed the photos taken. He/she was almost certainly British on a journey to Switzerland as the first 30 or so negs were taken in England before reaching Dover Marine, then a handful in France from Calais to Paris and onward to Switzerland where the rest of the 100 photos were taken. Few others are as good as this one!
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