A two-story house with a hipped, tiled roof and shuttered windows, photographed frontally from behind an iron fence and a garden planted with young trees. Two figures, one apparently in military dress, are visible standing at an open upper-floor window. The stereoview pair is mounted on yellow card stock, with the plate numbered '37' in manuscript at the top center between the two images.
A period inscription on the mount identifies the building as the headquarters used by Marshal Patrice de Mac-Mahon during the Battle of Wörth (also known as the Battle of Frœschwiller or Reichshoffen) on 6 August 1870, when his forces held a line from Frœschwiller to Görsdorf against the Prussian Third Army. 
Photographer/publisher: Unknown
Period/date: circa 1870
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; the mount shows light overall toning and scattered light foxing, most noticeable in the sky area of the left-hand image. The photographic image exhibits mild fading with somewhat reduced contrast, though architectural detail and the two figures at the window remain legible. Mount corners are intact with no tears or losses; a faint horizontal crease is visible near the fence line.
Reverse: Manuscript inscription in red ink: "Hauptquartier des französischen Marschalls Mac-Mahon bei der Schlacht von Wörth". Printed stamp in black: "D. L. de Haas".
Keywords: France, Franco-Prussian War, Mac-Mahon, Reichshoffen, stereoview
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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