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Adolphe Braun
Belfort, vue générale [Belfort, general view]
[ThéÔtre de la Guerre, 1870-1871]
1870-1871
Albumen print
7.4 in x 6.3 in (189 mm x 159 mm)
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
LL/17197
Despite being besieged and heavily bombarded by German forces, Belfort did not succumb until it was formally surrendered at the time of the general armistice. The buildings seen in the foreground of this photograph show some of the damage caused by the German bombardment of the town.
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