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Prison Saint-Lazare

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    Photo by Auguste Maquet, Jules Édouard Alboise du Pujol via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Prison saint-lazare 1912.jpg

    Photo by photographie de presse / Agence Rol via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Chemin de ronde de la prison saint-lazare.jpeg

    Photo by photographie de presse / Agence Rol via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by photographie de presse / Agence Rol via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 97 of 'The History of the French Revolution, 1789 to 1795; or a country without a God' (11202842144).jpg

    Photo by The British Library via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • André Chénier () à la prison St Lazare. D.6232.jpg

    Photo by Attribué à Robert, Hubert (Paris, 22–05–1733 - Paris, 15–04–1808), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Background

Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It existed from 1793 until 1935 and was housed in a former motherhouse of the Vincentians.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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