Descamps, Paul

Identity

Category

Person (Male)

Alternative name or descriptor

  • Photographie Paul (at Rue d'Or, 48)

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Status

  • Professional

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Life dates

Saint Petersburg [Russia], 1866 - ?, ?

Activity

1892 * - 1893 / Bruxelles, Rue des Sables, 30
Predecessor: Stacquet J.-B.
° 21.1.1866. "Decamps" in the directory. Arrived at this address on 5.10.1892. Had previously resided at Rue de Ruysbroeck, 44 from 18.7.1891 until 19.4.1892. Moved to Rue de la Longue Haie, 74 on 13.11.1893 and left for Lille [F] on 27.7.1894. Operated in Lille, Rue de la Vignette, 26 in the mid 1890s.
1898 * - 1903 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Empereur, 27
At this address from 17.5.1898 until 12.5.1903. Sometimes "Descamps, R.".
1903 */ Bruxelles, Rue d'Or, 48
Predecessor: Warnotte Hubert  #
Sometimes written "De Camp". Arrived at this address on 12.5.1903 and left for Wavre on 31.12.1903. "Photographie Paul" on CV at this address.
1905 ca Wavre, Rue Saint-Roch, 8
1908 ca - 1914 > Wavre, Rond-Point, 1
On mount, c. 1910, "founded in 1900. The firm has no branches". Descamps predeceased his wife, who died in 1930. His son, also named Paul (+ Wavre, 7.2.1961), was recorded as a photographer in an obituary notice. It seems likely that he continued his father's business.

Locations

1892 * - 1893 / Bruxelles, Rue des Sables, 30
1898 * - 1903 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Empereur, 27
1903 */ Bruxelles, Rue d'Or, 48
1905 ca Wavre, Rue Saint-Roch, 8
1908 ca - 1914 > Wavre, Rond-Point, 1

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DIRECTORY_1997#1392

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ revised 30.11.2017 & 2.12.2018; MD revised 15.3.2021 and merged with entry 1997#1031 "Decamps"., 20.4.2021; MD revised 4.1.2024 based on information supplied by Marc De Clercq; SFJ revised 16.8.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght

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