Désolé, France is not on the trajectory of the partial solar eclipse taking place this Saturday (Aug. 11). About a century ago, Parisians were luckier: The total eclipse of April 17, 1912 brought them out to the streets in droves. The spectacle was front-page news in the country — alongside early reports of a certain maritime disaster, that happened just two days before this picture was taken: the sinking of the HMS Titanic. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/pJuLYqPO7wY expand=1] Pendant l”éclipse — © Eugène Atget / OneShot French flâneur Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was a pioneering documentary photographer. His images of architecture, landscapes and […]
