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Arles, Town Hall in Place de la Republique

Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-RhA?ne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory. The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles in 1888-1889 and produced over 300 paintings and drawings during his time there. An international photography festival is held in the city since 1970

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Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918

Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918. The scene illustrates a dispatch from the special correspondent of The Morning Post who described a female servant spreading the news that there were no Germans left in Lille. Date: 1918

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September 2019

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