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van den Hummel, Pierre
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
- Photographie Artistique
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Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Den Helder [NL], 1862 - ?, ?
Activity
1893 */ Courtrai, Marché aux Grains, 26
Pierre Joseph Gerard, ° 16.5.1862. Arrived in Courtrai coming from Ghent on 15.10.1891. He was a retoucher at August Ruys - Morel's studio (see that name) for over a year and registered at two private addresses before moving to this address in late March 1893. Advertising here in April 1893, when he stated that he employed Nicolas Robert (see that name), who was also a former employee of Ruys - Morel. "International enlarging studio. Same firm in Amsterdam" ( L'Echo de Courtrai, 9.11.1893). In this same long advertisement, van den Hummel justified his charging lower prices than competitors by arguing: "I can offer this reduction because, as a retouching artist, I have no need to pay for an employee in this branch, for it is retouchers that are the best paid employees in photography". Left Courtrai in late 1893 for Brussels - Schaerbeek, Rue Verte and was removed from the population register in April 1894.
Pierre Joseph Gerard, ° 16.5.1862. Arrived in Courtrai coming from Ghent on 15.10.1891. He was a retoucher at August Ruys - Morel's studio (see that name) for over a year and registered at two private addresses before moving to this address in late March 1893. Advertising here in April 1893, when he stated that he employed Nicolas Robert (see that name), who was also a former employee of Ruys - Morel. "International enlarging studio. Same firm in Amsterdam" ( L'Echo de Courtrai, 9.11.1893). In this same long advertisement, van den Hummel justified his charging lower prices than competitors by arguing: "I can offer this reduction because, as a retouching artist, I have no need to pay for an employee in this branch, for it is retouchers that are the best paid employees in photography". Left Courtrai in late 1893 for Brussels - Schaerbeek, Rue Verte and was removed from the population register in April 1894.
Locations
1893 */ Courtrai, Marché aux Grains, 26
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#4306
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 16.11.2018 based on information supplied by Paul De Paepe and Filippe De Potter; MD revised 20.6.2022; SFJ revised 25.6.2022 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght