Subway Construction in Paris, 1928 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography

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A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Paris, The subway construction in Place de la Bastille, Paris, November … Read more A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Paris, The subway construction in Place de la Bastille, Paris, November 1928.
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Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Press Photography.
Press Agency: Anonymous.
Photographer: Anonymous.
Title: Paris, Place de la Bastille, Subway construction site, November 1928.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image Size: 4.53 in. high (11.5 cm) x 6.42 in. wide (16.3 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 x 13 mat.
The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 x 13 in.) that fits a standard-sized frame.
No ink stamp, no legend.
The last picture shows you how the subway is still today.

About:
Bastille is a station on Line 1, Line 5, and Line 8 of the Paris Métro. Located under the Place de la Bastille and near the former location of the Bastille, it is situated on the border of the 4th, 11th, and 12th arrondissements.
The station is located on Place de la Bastille, the platform being established:
Line 1, south of the square, outside the Canal Saint-Martin.
Line 5, west of the square between Boulevard Richard-Lenoir and Boulevard Bourdon.
Line 8, north of the square between Boulevard Beaumarchais and Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine.
The Line 1 station opened as part of the first stage of the line between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900.
It derives its name from the Place de la Bastille, a symbolic place of the French Revolution, where the old fortress of the Bastille was destroyed between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790.
On 17 December 1906, the station of Line 5 was opened when the line was extended from Gare de Lyon to Lancry. The Line 8 platforms were opened on 5 May 1931 when the line was extended from Richelieu-Drouot to Porte de Charenton. (That's probably this construction pictured here).
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