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Roussillon, Octavie Françoise
Identity
Category
Person (Female)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Mesnil Thébault [Manche, F), 1873 - ?, ?
Activity
1901 * - 1904 / Tournai, Rue de Courtrai, 12
° 1.2.1873. Tobacco and photography. Initial "M." on CV. Requested planning permission on 15.7.1901 to hang a sign stating "Photography" and a display case on the façade at this address, and again on 9.11.1903 to paint the word "Photography" on the façade. By 5.12.1904, the photography studio was no longer extant and the premises were occupied by a clothes shop. Listed as "Épouse Roussillon" in directories from 1903 to 1905, demonstrating a customary timelag in reporting of up to two years. Octavie Roussillon married Maurice Raphaël Geiger, photographer, in Roubaix [Nord, F] on 19.10.1909; they had already been cohabiting in Tournai. For Geiger's activities, see entry for Photo-Hall [Tournai].
° 1.2.1873. Tobacco and photography. Initial "M." on CV. Requested planning permission on 15.7.1901 to hang a sign stating "Photography" and a display case on the façade at this address, and again on 9.11.1903 to paint the word "Photography" on the façade. By 5.12.1904, the photography studio was no longer extant and the premises were occupied by a clothes shop. Listed as "Épouse Roussillon" in directories from 1903 to 1905, demonstrating a customary timelag in reporting of up to two years. Octavie Roussillon married Maurice Raphaël Geiger, photographer, in Roubaix [Nord, F] on 19.10.1909; they had already been cohabiting in Tournai. For Geiger's activities, see entry for Photo-Hall [Tournai].
Locations
1901 * - 1904 / Tournai, Rue de Courtrai, 12
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3703
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 12.8.2023; SFJ revised 9.3.2024 based on information published by Bernard Desmaele & Éric Rigaut