Pierre Petit (1831-1909), Emile-Adolphe Robert (1830–1890), and others

An album of 62 albumen print cartes-de-visite, image size 7.8 x5.5 cm (smallest) to 9.4 x5.5 cm (largest), comprising views of Paris, portraits of republicans and members of the National Assembly of the Paris Commune, and views of Paris during the Commune. Photographers and studios include Pierre Petit; A. Villeneuve; E. Apparet; Emile Robert, Paris; Étienne Carjat & Co.; Photographie Thiébault; Fotografia Galassi, Imola, Italy, among others. Subjects include portraits of Louis Charles Delescluze; Jaroslav Dombrowski; Gustave Curbet; Jean-Baptiste Millière; Emond Mégy; Ferdinand Gambon; Napoleon Gaillard; street views of Paris and its famous landmarks, such as Notre Dame during the restoration; the Arc de Triomphe; Opera Garnier; Pont Neuf; and views of the ruins of the city destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War, such as the Ministry of Finance in Rue de Rivoli; the Gare d'Auteuil; Vendôme Column at the centre of the same square, erected by Napoleon to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz; among others. Housed in oblong brown Morocco leather boards, with a single clamp.