Dreyfus on Devil's Island, 1898

by H.T. last modified 2025-01-14T12:06:49+01:00
Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet, public domain
H.T., Affaire Dreyfus: Révision du procès Dreyfus, black and white illustrated postcard, 9 x 14 cm, 1898; source: Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet, http://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001481590/0001/v0001.simple.selectedTab=record, public domain.

H.T., Affaire Dreyfus: Révision du procès Dreyfus, schwarz-weiß illustrierte Postkarte, 9 x 14 cm, 1898; Bildquelle: Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris, http://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001481590/0001/v0001.simple.selectedTab=record, gemeinfrei.

This German-language postcard depicts Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935) in prison on Devil's island. A gendarme is bringing him the news that his plea for a retrial has been granted and the case will be reopened. The diamond-shaped insert in the upper right-hand corner depicts the prison's watchtower.


H.T., Affaire Dreyfus: Révision du procès Dreyfus, black and white illustrated postcard, 9 x 14 cm, 1898; source: Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet, http://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001481590/0001/v0001.simple.selectedTab=record, public domain.


Central Europe
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1898
1898
1890 - 1899

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German
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