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Meeting in ChurchThe Communards are no respecters of the Church : a communist club holds its meetings in the eglise Saint- Eustache, near les Halles
Place De LA ConcordeDamaged fountain in the place de la Concorde
Guns of MontmartreThe guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them
Tuileries BurnTwelve 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 ExpectedParis residents watching for the arrival of government troops
Hotel De Ville BurnsIn the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards
CASUALTIESCasualties at the barricades, during the last days of the fighting : bodies are taken away by locals
Government ForcesResidents hail the government troops as they advance through the streets of Paris
Vendome Column FelledInspired by the artist Gustave Courbet, the Communards pull down the colonne de Vendome, perceived as a symbol of monarchical oppression
Darboy in PrisonArchbishop Darboy, held as a hostage in the prison of La Roquette, and murdered by the Communards on 24 May
Food BottleneckThe Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can t be carried into the occupied city
Commune SouvenirsyAn opportunistic young Parisian sells souvenirs of the Commune in the Champs Elysees
Fugitives from ParisAnxious Parisians attempt to leave the city at the Gare du Nord
Burning the GullotineThe guillotine, symbol of oppression, is burnt by the Communards
Greeted with WineGovernment troops are welcomed by Paris residents with glasses of wine. Date: May 1871
Communards on the MarchThe Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot
Chanzy AssaultedGeneral 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 ArrestedFrere Calixte, a teacher of the Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes, is arrested by the Communards but - luckier than many - is later released
British EmbassyAs 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 SeizedMitrailleuses captured by government forces from the defeated Communards, parked near the Bourse
Montmartre DefencesThe Communards establish their position on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre where Sacre-Coeur stands today
Searching WomenSearching women travellers for letters at the Gare du Nord
Food SuppliesGetting food is a risky business, with fighting in progress between Communards and government forces throughout the city
Place VendomeThe telescope in the place Vendome provides a larder for troops bivouacked there
Buildings FiredOn the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat
Reluctant ConscriptCommunards compel a reluctant citizen to join their force
Escaping CommuneMembers of the Garde Nationale escape from Paris in order to avoid serving with the Communards
Hotel De VilleThe Communards occupy the Hotel de Ville and use it as their headquarters : in May they will destroy it
Theatre BarracksThe Theatre du Cercle des Mirlitons is occupied by the Gardes Nationales who use it as a barracks
Bivouac Place VendomeCommunard bivouac in the place Vendome
Fighting at PigalleEncounter between government troops and Communards in the place Pigalle
Manhunt in CatacombsGovernment troops hunt for Communards hiding in the Catacombs of Paris
Government Troops EnterGovernment troops of the 26th regiment swarm into Paris by the Porte Saint-Cloud
Fighting Rue RivoliStreet fighting in the rue de Rivoli between Communards and government forces
Communard SuspectsCaptured suspects are examined for powder marks on their hands which would imply that they have been active in the fighting
Selling PoultrySelling poultry at Palais- Royal
Excitement at BordeauxExcitement in Bordeaux at the news from Paris
Cricketer, MaclarenA.C. Maclaren Cricketer - Lancashire
Cricketer, HillA.J.L. Hill Cricketer - Hampshire
Leonid AndreyevLEONID NIKOLAYEVICH ANDREYEV Russian writer (on left) with ikenti Veresaev
The Half Hour Before DinnerHumorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair
The Grill-Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) in 1871. Also known as the Poynter Room or Dutch Kitchen
Grammes dynamo-electrical machineEngraving by W. Bazzett Murray showing Grammes direct-current dynamo. Zenobe Theophile Gramme (1826-1901) built the first successful dynamo in 1869
Wife of William McKinleyWIFE OF WILLIAM MCKINLEY Ida Saxon. Married on January 25, 1871 to Willian McKinley, 25th President of the United States
Mt Cenis Tunnel OpensWorkmen cheer as the first locomotive passes through the Mont Cenis railway tunnel beneath the Alps between France and Italy
Metropolitan Gallery in Telegraph StreetWomen at work in the Metropolitan Gallery in Telegraph Street receiving telegraphs for the London area
Orville Wright / BiplaneOrville Wright, American pioneer aviator, and his Wright biplane (1908 model)