Condemned to Devil's Island

Photograph of retired Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Dreyfus attending a ceremony dedicating a memorial plague at the Paris home of author Emile Zola. Zola had been Dreyfus' most ardent defenders. Dreyfus had been unjustly sent to the Devil's Island penal colony for treason. Drefus wears civilian clothes: hat, three-piece suit, and sunglasses.

Publication date: 1929-06-23

Size: 9 x 10 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Paris (France)

Subject(s):

• Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935--Public appearances--France--Paris--1920-1930
• France. Armée--People--1920-1930
• Military officers--French--France--Paris--1920-1930
• Veterans--French--1920-1930
• Zola, Émile, 1840-1902--Commemorations--France--Paris--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 23, 1929), p. 4

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Wide World Photos, Inc.