Saturday, January 26, 2013

Paris circa 1910

From Curious Eggs
Now that's an urban farm! Near the Seine for water and probably to make it easy to transport fresh produce into the markets in the centre of Paris as well.The image was taken using Autochrome Lumière technology. It's an early color photography process, patented in 1903 and marketed first in 1907. The process was invented by the famous French Auguste and Louis Lumière, populary known as Lumière Brothers. And posted on curiouseggs.com.


From Curious Eggs
This appears to be the loading dock of a city market. We see a lot of trucks here, but horses were still being used. Just by the poorer merchants who hadn't been able to make the change to the new technology.


From Curious Eggs
The shift away from horse power was important in the cities, as horse manure was a terrible problem. Dried manure blew around as couds of dust, causing a number of respiratory illnesses. For farmers, the shift to tractors freed up about half their land for marketable commodities. Draft animals required between 50% and 60% of arable land be dedicated to their upkeep.

From Curious Eggs

This looks an awful lot like mussels for sale. My guess is a public fish market in the middle of Paris.

From Curious Eggs
This is how I remember the Farmer's Market in St. Albert. The difference is that this was daily in the streets. What a way to buy fresh, buy local, and buy from someone you'd get to know. I would love to buy or sell here.

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