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Klenck, Paul. La Commune No. 53: General Henry. 1870s. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. March 9, 2021. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/roman/item/555.

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Klenck, Paul. (1870s). La Commune No. 53: General Henry. Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved from https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/roman/item/555

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Title	La Commune No. 53: General Henry
Alternative Title	The Commune: General Henry
Creator (LCNAF)	Klenck, Paul
Date	1870s
Description	This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Délégué à la Commune. Résolu de marcher vers Versailles, le Comité central plaça à la tête d'une fraction de forces dont il disposait le citoyen Henry ancien artiste du théatre Montparnasse, en souvenirs de la vaillance qu'il dépensait dans les pièces militaires du répertoire." Caption (English translation): "Delegate for the Commune. Resolved to march to Versailles, the Central Committee placed a fraction of the forces which it disposed, under the head of citizen Henry, a former artist in the Montparnasse Theatre, as a remembrance of the valor with which he played the military parts of the repertoire."
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Caricatures and cartoons
Subject.Name (LCNAF)	Commune of Paris (France, 1871)
Subject.Time Period (LCSH)	Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	France
Genre (AAT)	political cartoons
Language	French
Physical Description	Pen, ink and gouache
Type (DCMI)	Image Text
Format (IMT)	image/jpeg
Original Item Location	Drawer 2, Item 208
Original Collection	Alvin Romansky Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures
Digital Collection	Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/roman
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	This item is in the public domain and may be used freely.
File Name	roman_201203_213.jpg