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A wonderful image from a fantastic set. Probably my favourite. Thank you for sharing these. Don't wish to sound critical, but is it me or has this been digitised slightly off-square? -- Seen in a discussion of the group "Flickr Commons" (?)

I had thought from a search of this address on Google Maps / Streetview that it looked like the whole of this side of the street had been redeveloped now, but I had a browse around up and down the street and next to the new block stumbled across this exact same building, as it is today. It's now an antique shop.

more than 100 years old... precious document !

Many of the Atget prints in our collection show angled edges that make the images appear as if they were digitized somewhat off center. This trimming was either done by Atget or someone else before they came into the collection at GEH. I asked around this morning and it is not common to see albumen prints with these angled edges, however it is common to most of the Atget prints in our collection. I sent out an email to a colleague in Paris who has the definitive Atget collection and asked if their prints show the same edges. I will share the information when I get a response. Thanks for the question!

Jessica, fascinating response, and it explains why it looks that way. Look forward to hearing more from Paris.

Just as an aside, one of my colleagues who is French may be in Rouen this weekend and he was thinking of going to see this building. I also emailed the owner of the art gallery that can now be found there, but have had no response as yet.

From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:

Name:COOKE, JOHN HOWARD
Initials:J H
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank:Lieutenant
Regiment/Service:Army Service Corps
Unit Text:Mechanical Transport
Secondary Regiment:Royal Garrison Artillery
Secondary Unit Text:attd.
Age:25
Date of Death:09/10/1918
Additional information:Only son of William and Nancie Cooke, of The Thorns, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:IV. C. 18.
Cemetery:TOURGEVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY

Lt John Howard Cooke was born near Stockport in 1893, the only son of William & Nancie Cooke.
Gazetted to the 9th Bn Manchester Regiment as a Second Lt as of 14th November 1914.
Gazetted to the Army Service Corps as a Temporary Lt 19th June 1916.
Arrived in France on 11th August 1916.
Mother applied for his medals (BWM & VM) on 18th Febuary 1920.
John is commemorated on the Cheadle Hulme War Memorial.

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Il n'y a pas de Boulevard Saint-Germain à Rouen, c'est la "Cour de Rouen" à PARIS There is no Boulevard Saint-Germain in Rouen, that's the place called "Cour de Rouen" in PARIS