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Collin, Louis
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Aalst, 1878 - Mechelen, 1949
Activity
1900 Alost, Gheeraerdtslaan, 2
° 23.7.1878; + 2.11.1949. Announced in "De Denderbode" on 17.5.1900 that he had access to Alfred Palatzky's negatives and that people could obtain prints from him at this address.
1901 Alost, Rue Saint-Vincent
As a job-seeker at this address in January 1901, Collin advertised his skills: "Young man, having spent one year in a shop, knowledge of bromide, enlarging and contact [printing], and of how to operate, seeks post" (Le Soir, 1.6.1901). CVs at this address exist.
1901 ca - 1907 / Alost, Rue Longue de Sel, 47 or 48
Successor: Blondiau Raoul
Recorded as a photographer resident in the Rue Longue de Sel at his wedding in Aalst / Alost in 1906. Blondiau succeeded him in October 1907.
1909 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Avenue Rogier, 271
There is an overlap with the studio in Alost in the directories; still listed in Alost in 1911.
1910 - 1911 Bruxelles - Laeken, Rue Albert, 25
Sometimes spelled "Colin". Recorded the religious procession "600 jarige Jubelfeesten der mirakuleuze kruisen" in Asse in 1912 or June 1913 ("Louis Collin / Schaarbeek").
1912 - 1913 Bruxelles - Laeken, Avenue de la Reine, 218 or 282
Listed as a publisher of picture postcards here.
1914 Alost, Rue de l'Eglise, 5
Predecessor: Sterck Jules
By 1921, J. Van den Steen was listed at this address. Collin divorced in Brussels - Saint-Gilles in 1923. Still recorded as a photographer, domiciled in Mechelen, on his death certificate.
° 23.7.1878; + 2.11.1949. Announced in "De Denderbode" on 17.5.1900 that he had access to Alfred Palatzky's negatives and that people could obtain prints from him at this address.
1901 Alost, Rue Saint-Vincent
As a job-seeker at this address in January 1901, Collin advertised his skills: "Young man, having spent one year in a shop, knowledge of bromide, enlarging and contact [printing], and of how to operate, seeks post" (Le Soir, 1.6.1901). CVs at this address exist.
1901 ca - 1907 / Alost, Rue Longue de Sel, 47 or 48
Successor: Blondiau Raoul
Recorded as a photographer resident in the Rue Longue de Sel at his wedding in Aalst / Alost in 1906. Blondiau succeeded him in October 1907.
1909 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Avenue Rogier, 271
There is an overlap with the studio in Alost in the directories; still listed in Alost in 1911.
1910 - 1911 Bruxelles - Laeken, Rue Albert, 25
Sometimes spelled "Colin". Recorded the religious procession "600 jarige Jubelfeesten der mirakuleuze kruisen" in Asse in 1912 or June 1913 ("Louis Collin / Schaarbeek").
1912 - 1913 Bruxelles - Laeken, Avenue de la Reine, 218 or 282
Listed as a publisher of picture postcards here.
1914 Alost, Rue de l'Eglise, 5
Predecessor: Sterck Jules
By 1921, J. Van den Steen was listed at this address. Collin divorced in Brussels - Saint-Gilles in 1923. Still recorded as a photographer, domiciled in Mechelen, on his death certificate.
Locations
1900 Alost, Gheeraerdtslaan, 2
1901 Alost, Rue Saint-Vincent
1901 ca - 1907 / Alost, Rue Longue de Sel, 47 or 48
1909 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Avenue Rogier, 271
1910 - 1911 Bruxelles - Laeken, Rue Albert, 25
1912 - 1913 Bruxelles - Laeken, Avenue de la Reine, 218 or 282
1914 Alost, Rue de l'Eglise, 5
1901 Alost, Rue Saint-Vincent
1901 ca - 1907 / Alost, Rue Longue de Sel, 47 or 48
1909 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Avenue Rogier, 271
1910 - 1911 Bruxelles - Laeken, Rue Albert, 25
1912 - 1913 Bruxelles - Laeken, Avenue de la Reine, 218 or 282
1914 Alost, Rue de l'Eglise, 5
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#772
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 21.7.2017 & 15.1.2019; SFJ revised 20.1.2019, 8.8.2019, 26.8.2020 & 29.11.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 15.4.2020, 7.5.2020, 13.8.2020, 3.9.2020, 16.10.2020, 6.12.2021, 10.6.2022 & 27.10.2022