Finance Ministry, Burned. Exterior View, Alphonse J. Liébert, 1871

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Finance Ministry, Burned. Exterior View, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Images approx.: 19 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.), or the reverse, Photographs, Alphonse J. Liébert (French, 1827–1913), Even in our own era, when the medium is ubiquitous, we remain captivated by photographs of the disasters of war, the devastation of natural disasters, or the shape of a local catastrophe. Is it to preserve history, remember suffering, advocate for reconstruction--or is it the same strange impulse that compels one to slow down and look at the wreckage of an accident on the highway? For whatever reason, there was a huge demand for images of the ruins of post-Commune Paris

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Size: 5468px × 3894px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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