Commune Collection (page 9)

A CASUALTY
A casualty of the fighting

Escaping by Water
Some residents flee from Paris to Versailles by boat on the river Seine

Communards Take Bus
Communards commandeer a horse bus to carry them back from the fighting

Communard Casualty
A Communard casualty and his family

News from Paris
At the poste restante at Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, letters from the city bring news, mostly gloomy

Red Flag on Pantheon
The Communards raise the red flag of communism on the Pantheon

Meeting in Church
The Communards are no respecters of the Church : a communist club holds its meetings in the eglise Saint- Eustache, near les Halles

Place De LA Concorde
Damaged fountain in the place de la Concorde

Guns of Montmartre
The guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them

Tuileries Burn
Twelve Communards, led by Dardelle, set the Tuileries on fire with a mixture of petrol, liquid tar and turpentine : it will burn for two days and be utterly destroyed

Troops Expected
Paris residents watching for the arrival of government troops

Hotel De Ville Burns
In the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards

CASUALTIES
Casualties at the barricades, during the last days of the fighting : bodies are taken away by locals

Government Forces
Residents hail the government troops as they advance through the streets of Paris

Vendome Column Felled
Inspired by the artist Gustave Courbet, the Communards pull down the colonne de Vendome, perceived as a symbol of monarchical oppression

Darboy in Prison
Archbishop Darboy, held as a hostage in the prison of La Roquette, and murdered by the Communards on 24 May

Food Bottleneck
The Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can t be carried into the occupied city

Commune Souvenirsy
An opportunistic young Parisian sells souvenirs of the Commune in the Champs Elysees

Fugitives from Paris
Anxious Parisians attempt to leave the city at the Gare du Nord

Burning the Gullotine
The guillotine, symbol of oppression, is burnt by the Communards

Greeted with Wine
Government troops are welcomed by Paris residents with glasses of wine. Date: May 1871

Communards on the March
The Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot

Chanzy Assaulted
General Chanzy is assaulted by the crowd and imprisoned by the Communards; hoever, he will be released after a few days and survive the Commune

Priest Arrested
Frere Calixte, a teacher of the Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes, is arrested by the Communards but - luckier than many - is later released

British Embassy
As the Communards deliberately fire official buildings, the British Embassy is under threat and shots are exchanged, but no extensive damage is done

Gardes Nationales prepare to fire on the people in the rue de Rivoli

Artillery Seized
Mitrailleuses captured by government forces from the defeated Communards, parked near the Bourse

Montmartre Defences
The Communards establish their position on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre where Sacre-Coeur stands today

Searching Women
Searching women travellers for letters at the Gare du Nord

Food Supplies
Getting food is a risky business, with fighting in progress between Communards and government forces throughout the city

Place Vendome
The telescope in the place Vendome provides a larder for troops bivouacked there

Buildings Fired
On the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat

Reluctant Conscript
Communards compel a reluctant citizen to join their force

Escaping Commune
Members of the Garde Nationale escape from Paris in order to avoid serving with the Communards

Hotel De Ville
The Communards occupy the Hotel de Ville and use it as their headquarters : in May they will destroy it

Theatre Barracks
The Theatre du Cercle des Mirlitons is occupied by the Gardes Nationales who use it as a barracks

Bivouac Place Vendome
Communard bivouac in the place Vendome

Fighting at Pigalle
Encounter between government troops and Communards in the place Pigalle

Manhunt in Catacombs
Government troops hunt for Communards hiding in the Catacombs of Paris

Government Troops Enter
Government troops of the 26th regiment swarm into Paris by the Porte Saint-Cloud

Fighting Rue Rivoli
Street fighting in the rue de Rivoli between Communards and government forces

Communard Suspects
Captured suspects are examined for powder marks on their hands which would imply that they have been active in the fighting

Selling Poultry
Selling poultry at Palais- Royal

Excitement at Bordeaux
Excitement in Bordeaux at the news from Paris

Bishop Abdicates
Gobel, bishop of Paris, and 13 of his vicars abdicate at the request of the Commune : but this doesn t save him, he will be guillotined in April 1794

Agricultural Commune
Food distribution in an agricultural commune: women and bare-footed children queue for milk

Napoleon Statue
The statue of Napoleon I which crowned the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, until the Commune when it was pulled down by the Communards

Georges Darboy
GEORGES DARBOY Archbishop of Paris, murdered during the Commune

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