Franco Collection (page 5)

The pigeon post : messages from outside Paris are brought in by the birds, magnified by a projector and transcribed Date: Jan - Feb 1871

The Garde National during the siege of Paris. Date: 1871

SIEGE OF PARIS A French soldier makes the most of the harsh winter by carving snow into a patriotic sculpture Date: 1870

SIEGE OF PARIS A Parisienne dresses up in a fancy uniform and takes up arms against the Prussians - she is perhaps another Jeanne d Arc ? asks the caption Date: 1871

View of the naval battle of Augusta (also known as the Battle of Agosta), Sicily, during the Franco-Dutch War. It was fought between a French fleet and a Dutch-Spanish fleet. Date: 22 April 1676

General von Moltke (the Elder), Prussian Army officer
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891), German Field Marshal and Chief of Staff of the Prussian Army during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

Casualties 1870
German soldiers are ministered to by nurses during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

The Venus de Gonon, 1938
Photograph of the Venus de Gonon statue, which was unearthed by a farmer in the Loire district of France in 1938. At first it was believed to be an ancient Greek sculpture

National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens
Units of the National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens, during manoevres in preparation for forthcoming action against the Prussians or the Republicans. Date: 9-10 May 1870

Gustave Flourens released from prison by revolutionaries
The release of Gustave Florens (1838-1871), the French Revolutionary leader, by some of his followers, Mazas, France, 1871

Palais de Justice at Versailles during the French elections of 8th February 1871, which were held directly after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Date: March 1871

French Military Personnel 1871
Portraits of military personnel including: a veteran, a mastermind, a doctor, a stretcher bearer, an officer of state, a home guard, a drummer, a captain in the home guard, a foot soldier

Interior of the Gun-Boat La Commune; Paris Commune 1871
The interior of the Communard gun-boat La Commune, shown equipped with cannon, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The second siege of Paris in 1871 was caused by civil war

News of Franco-Prussian War 1870
London street scene of the news of Franco-Prussian War. Date: July 1870

BATTLE AMIENS 1870
Battle of Amiens during the Franco-Prussian War: the Prussians 44th regiment attacks a rail embankment at Villers Bretonneux Date: 23 December 1870

STRASBOURG GUNS 1870
Prussian guns bombard Strasbourg across the water during Franco-Prussian War Date: 23-24 August 1870

MANS-CHAMPAGNE 1871
Battle of Le Mans-Champagne on a snow-covered plain during the Franco-Prussian War Date: 11 January 1871

BAPAUME BATTLE 1871
Battle of Bapaume taking place in the snow during the Franco-Prussian War Date: 3 January 1871

VIONVILLE AMLING 1870
The Prussian cavalry charge at Vionville-Mars-La-Tour during the Franco-Prussian War Date: 16 August 1870

FRANCO-BRIT EXHIBITION
Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherds Bush, London, symbolises the growing rapprochement between Britain and France Date: 1908

FRANCO-BRITISH / FLIP-FLAP
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows the Flip-Flap - a type of fairground ride. Date: 1908

1870 / SEDAN SURRENDER
Emperor Napoleon III of France surrenders to Kaiser Wilhelm of Prussia the day after the battle of Sedan, conceding defeat in the Franco-Prussian War Date: 2 September 1870

SIEGE OF PARIS - AERIAL
THE SIEGE OF PARIS An aerial view from the south, showing the French defences surrounding the city, including several outlying forts Date: 1870 - 1871

VIRGIN OF VALLS
At Valls, Catalonia, Catholics hide the image of Mary from the atheistic Republican vandals, then when Franco is victorious, they parade it through the streets Date: 1939

The Godfrey Phillips exhibit - the Franco-British Exhibition
The Godfrey Phillips exhibit - Pavilion no.71 at the Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. Date: 1908

Francisco Franco during his last public apparition from the
Francisco Franco during his last public appearance from the balcony of the Palacio de Oriente. With him, his wife Carmen Polo (left) and the princess Sophia and Juan Carlos (1st October 1975)

Juan Carlos I. Succession of Franco, 1969
Prince Juan Carlos is designed by Francisco Franco successor to the Head of State as a future King. July 21, 1969

Franco-American Dunand helmet with visor, WW1
A Franco-American Dunand helmet with protective visor, designed by the Swiss metalsmith Jean Dunand in 1917, for use towards the end of the First World War

Franco-Italian Convention of 1902
French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations

Francisco Franco with the president of the United States Gerald Ford, visiting Spain (May 1975). Photography

Franco-Prussian War

Siege of Paris Map 1870
German map of the Siege of Paris

Spain Civil War Battle Aisa Import 1936 1939
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Strasbourg, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. Date: 1871

Cartoon, Bismarck and Gambetta. Leon Gambetta, French statesman, is looking for some stolen property (Alsace and Lorraine), which Otto von Bismarck, German Chancellor, is hiding behind his back

Cavalry at Reichshoffen
REICHSHOFFEN - the glorious charge of the French Cuirassiers. Date: 6 August 1870

Colonial Africa. Delimitation of the new Franco-German borders in Congo. Commissioners of both countries in the swampy jungle of the Lobaye Valley, actual Central African Republic

FRANCO BAHAMONDE, Pilar (1895 - 1989). Sister to Francisco Franco. 1977

Francisco Franco going for a drive through the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid after presiding the Parade of the Victory. He is with the Minister of the Army, Juan Casta񯮮 1964

Spain (20th c. ). Francos dictatorship
SPAIN. Barcelona. Plaza de Espa񡮠 Cars Seat 600 parked on Maria Cristina Avenue. Picture of the early 1960s

Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege and bombardment of Par� by the Prussian army. From left to right, Prussian king William I, general Moltke and chancellor Bismarck. Etching. ITALY

Francisco Franco
General Francisco Franco visiting the works of Valle de los Ca�s (Valley of the Fallen)

Cartoon, Critics from Shadowland, WW1
Cartoon, Critics from Shadowland, showing Kaiser Wilhelm I, Helmut von Moltke and Count Otto von Bismarck, as they appeared during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1

Graf Von Moltke 1890
HELMUT CARL BERNHARD, graf von MOLTKE Prussian military commander during the Franco-Prussian war. Date: 1800 - 1891

Graf Von Moltke
HELMUT CARL BERNHARD, graf von MOLTKE Prussian military commander during the Franco-Prussian war. Date: 1800 - 1891

Graf Von Moltke 1884
HELMUT CARL BERNHARD, graf von MOLTKE Prussian military commander during the Franco-Prussian war. Date: 1800 - 1891

Young Franco in Uniform
FRANCISCO FRANCO Spanish General and dictator, here as a young Major in army uniform (centre), with two unnamed colleagues. Date: 1892 - 1975

Francisco Franco and the president of the United States Gerald Ford receive ovation from the people of Madrid

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