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Nels, Paul
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Connected / Professional
Details
Life dates
Haute Yutz [Moselle D], 1871 - Schruns [AU], 1940
Activity
1902 * - 1904 Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue de la Poste, 15
° 7.12.1871; + 8.10.1940. Collotype, halftone printing, postcards. Branch of the firm owned by his elder brother Edouard Joseph Nels (see that name), headquartered in Brussels. According to family lore, Paul Nels had originally been a co-owner of the firm but was forced to stand aside in a bout of internecine strife. Branch inaugurated on 20.8.1902. Over a period of four years, Nels produced over 2 000 subjects for picture postcards published by the firm. Member of the "Photo-Club de Belgique" from 2.10.1901. Corresponding member of the "Cercle Photographique d'Ixelles", 1903 (Metz, Rue des Parmentiers, 15).
1905 - 1906 / Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue Coislin, 8
Following closure of this branch, Nels moved to Paris where he ran a hotel.
° 7.12.1871; + 8.10.1940. Collotype, halftone printing, postcards. Branch of the firm owned by his elder brother Edouard Joseph Nels (see that name), headquartered in Brussels. According to family lore, Paul Nels had originally been a co-owner of the firm but was forced to stand aside in a bout of internecine strife. Branch inaugurated on 20.8.1902. Over a period of four years, Nels produced over 2 000 subjects for picture postcards published by the firm. Member of the "Photo-Club de Belgique" from 2.10.1901. Corresponding member of the "Cercle Photographique d'Ixelles", 1903 (Metz, Rue des Parmentiers, 15).
1905 - 1906 / Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue Coislin, 8
Following closure of this branch, Nels moved to Paris where he ran a hotel.
Locations
1902 * - 1904 Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue de la Poste, 15
1905 - 1906 / Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue Coislin, 8
1905 - 1906 / Metz [Lorraine, D], Rue Coislin, 8
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Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#0886
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 2.5.2018; revised 2.11.2018; MD revised 6.3.2023; SFJ revised 15.12.2023 based on information supplied by Pool Andries