Picture No | 10219136 |
Date | 1871 |
Description | Communard Barricades outside the Hotel de Ville 1871 |
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The National Guard, who supported the republicans and the setting up of the Commune, had their headquarters at the Hotel de Ville and in this engraving thousands of their supporters can be seen waiting for orders behind the barricades.
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Source | Engraving by Jules Pelcoq in 'The Illustrated London News', 8 April 1871, page 353 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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