Charles Chusseau-Flaviens’ Petticoat Lane
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Petticoat Lane
Photographer Charles Chusseau-Flaviens came to London from Paris and took these pictures, reproduced courtesy of George Eastman House, before the First World War – mostly likely in 1911. This date is suggested by his photograph of the proclamation of the coronation of George V which took place in that year. Very little is known of Chusseau-Flaviens except he founded one of the world’s first picture agencies, located at 46 Rue Bayen, and he operated through the last decade of the nineteenth and first decade of the twentieth century. Although their origin is an enigma, Chusseau-Flaviens’ photographs of London and especially of Petticoat Lane constitute a rare and precious vision of a lost world.
Petticoat Lane
Sandys Row with Frying Pan Alley to the right
Proclamation of the coronation of George V, 1911
Crossing sweeper in the West End
Policeman on the beat in Oxford Circus, Regent St
Beating the bounds for the Tower of London, Trinity Sq
Boats on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens
Suffragette in Trafalgar Sq
Photographs courtesy George Eastman House
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Wonderful old photos!
What fascinates me are the people’s faces in the crowds, one or two spotting and looking directly at the camera and photographer which must have been an unusual sight back in the early 20th century.
I also wonder what their lives would have been like and how they could never imagined us looking at them over one hundred years later!
It’s all about the HATS! I lost count, after three photos. A marvelous evocative series. Thanks for shining a light.
Loving the “Votes for women” lady. That took courage, and we owe her and her ilk a lot.