Sujet

French prisoners at the Orleans railway station, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

French prisoners at the Orleans railway station, 1871. The Franco-Prussian War: '...the unfortunate French prisoners of war, huddled together in the Orleans Railway station, awaiting their departure to the destined place of their dreary detention till the end of the war. They were ill-fed and ill-clad, and had suffered terribly from cold and fatigue'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_070

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,4Mo (4,5Mo) / 38,6cm x 27,5cm / 4558 x 3251 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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