Germany, Imperial. A Congratulatory Document To Bismarck’s 82Nd Birthday From The City Of Liegnitz, 1897 Archive 1 Siege Battery

1 Siege Battery

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Germany, Imperial. A Congratulatory Document To Bismarck’s 82Nd Birthday From The City Of Liegnitz, 1897 Archive 1 Siege BatteryThe heavy duty cardboard folder with document is dated to Liegnitz (present day Legnica, southwest Poland) on April 1, 1897. It was given to Otto von Bismarck on occasion of his 82nd birthday by the counsel of the city of Liegnitz. It includes 101 names of local businessmen and esteemed citizens as vicarious representatives The document is a poem written in the local Silesian German dialect. Measuring 350 mm (w) x 450 mm (h), presenting light scuffing