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1912 - 1914 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Rue Max Roos, 10
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° 2.9.1881; + August 1957.
&lt;b&gt;1912 - 1914 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Rue Max Roos, 10&lt;/b&gt;
Studio operating in tandem with Chaussée de Haecht by November 1912 when Polak placed a small ad for "an operator - retoucher and working all papers" at this address (Le Soir, 9.11.1912) and then a general advertisement giving both addresses (Le Soir, 24.11.1912). "Speciality of enlargements and wedding groups; ground-floor studio of 50 square metres" [Monod, 1913].
&lt;b&gt;1912 - 1914 &gt; Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Chaussée de Haecht, 48&lt;/b&gt;
Forename "Manuël" on mount, c. 1912. Samuel Polak continued to operate at this address throughout the interwar period. Main activity for celebrity and newsworthy portraiture after World War I. Founding vice-president of the "Société des Auteurs Photographes de Belgique" in 1932.</p></biogHist>

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