Albumen stereoview of a half-timbered farmhouse in Froeschweiler (Fröschwiller), its lower stone walls breached and roof partially collapsed, photographed in the aftermath of the Battle of Wörth. Rubble, broken masonry, and a damaged well or stone trough occupy the foreground, with the surviving upper timber-frame structure and a large tree at right framing the scene. The printed caption identifies the site as a war scene of 1870, part of a documentary series recording the destruction following the engagement fought near Wörth in Alsace.
The mount bears the imprint of C. Holzamer, photographer and publisher in Worms, distributed through E. Linde's Photographic Depot in Berlin, a common arrangement for German war-documentary stereoviews of the period.
Photographer/publisher: C. Holzamer (Worms), distributed by E. Linde's Photographisches Depot, Berlin
Period/date: circa 1870-1871
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; overall even yellowing to the mount and prints consistent with age, the red mount showing light surface scuffing and minor rubbing at the corners, a small edge nick to the upper left corner of the mount, prints stable and well-adhered with no significant tears or losses to the image area.
Reverse: No verso scan available.
Keywords: Germany, Franco-Prussian War, ruins, albumen stereoview, Holzamer
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