6 page photo illustrated article from a rare 1899 Victorian periodical, the article is entitled "The Most Tragic Winter of Modern Times" by Caley Wainwright.

A very interesting article concerning the Siege of Paris during the Franco Prussian war

Photo illustrations of the devastation caused by the bombardment include

Bridge de Clichy Asnieres

Battery in construction Asnieres 

A collapse in the Rue Royal 

A block of shops in the Avenue du Route Neuilly 

Railway Station Auteuil 

A corner of the Rue du Bac 

Place de la Bastille

The remnants of the Vendome Column

Hotel de Ville

Ministry des Finances

The Tuilleries

Before the article is a short article entitled "War Cry Bicycle Girls" with a photo showing "Salvation Army lasses who sell the War Cry in New York"

There is also a full page M Barstow  illustrated poem entitled Lady Meerschaum by Philip Hemery at the end of the article

CONDITION Please note this listing is for genuine actual pages extracted from a scarce disbound publication, there are no covers article may include the ending or beginning of other non related articles. There may also be signs of foxing or browning due to the age of the paper