Siege of Paris (France : 1870-1871)
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Eugène Rosambeau lithograph, depicting female soldiers of “Les Amazones de la Seine”
Collection — Box BW-2: [Barcode: 31151034438071], Folder: 5
Identifier: MS-0813
Abstract
This collection consists of an original color lithograph entitled “Les Amazones de la Seine,” created and signed by Eugéne Morsabeau Rosambeau in 1870. The print depicts a group of a dozen Prussian soldiers brought to surrender by members of the “Amazones de la Seine,” a French female military faction during the Siege of Paris (1870-1871).
Dates:
1870
Found in:
Special Collections
French government-issued ration cards from the Siege of Paris
Collection — Box BW-6: [Barcode: 31151030142453]
Identifier: MS-0797
Abstract
Likely distributed by the République française, French government, these three ration cards are from the 1870 to 1871 Siege of Paris. One meat ration card from the 9th arrondissement (district) and two subsistence cards for bread, groceries, oil, and chocolate from the 6th arrondissement.
Dates:
1870-1871
Found in:
Special Collections