'The pigeon's letter. 'L'International' containing the news of the French victory at Orleans.' Photographer: London Stereoscopic Company
Scope & Content:
Miniature print mounted as a carte de visite, with descriptive letterpress on mount. The photograph is a reduced image (much faded) of the front page of L'International sent by pigeon during the Franco-Prussian War. The overmount, on which is printed descriptive letterpress describing the use of...