Soldiers and Officers in the Franco-Prussian War, Frantz, c. 1870 - c. 1871

albumen print, h 93mm × w 59mm More details

France and Germany went to war in 1870. After a swift victory, Germany occupied a part of France. Rouen, where the maker of these photographs lived, lay in this area. Perhaps his fellow citizens used them to identify the foreign soldiers. In any case, they were small enough to fit into a coat pocket and could be consulted inconspicuously.

Identification

Title(s)

Soldiers and Officers in the Franco-Prussian War
Verzameling (mozaïek) van koppen van Duitse (Pruisische) militairen ten tijde van de Frans-Duitse oorlog ('LES ALLEMANDS EN FRANCE')

Object type

Object number

RP-F-2007-160

Inscriptions / marks

annotation: ‘OFFICIER MEDECIN ORDONNCE GENDARME HULANS HUSSARDS POSTES AMBULCE / ARTILLERIE / CAVALERIE / INFANTERIE / GENIE / TELEGRAPHES / TRAIN / LES ALLEMANDS EN FRANCE / Frantz Phot a Rouen’