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Goethe Square and the Schwan Hotel on the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Sedan
Photographer: Friedrich Lauffer
Taken: September 2, 1895
Caption: Goethe Square and the Schwan Hotel on the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Sedan
Additional Description: Photo courtesy of the Stadtarchiv Frankfurt. The marker site on Steinweg would be the street on the right side of the photograph. (The Battle of Sedan was the decisive engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, with the Germans capturing the French Emperor Napoleon III and a large number of troops, effectively deciding the war in the German's favor.)
Submitted: December 6, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p371582
File Size: 1.485 Megabytes

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