Abstract

This scene outside a Berlin printer’s shop shows avid newspaper readers eager to discover and discuss the latest election results. Entitled “Reichstag Election on October 27, 1881,” this wood engaving is based on a drawing by Carl Koch.

First Election News on October 27, 1881 (no date)

Carl Koch

Source

Source: Reichstag election on October 27, 1881—the first election results are discussed in front of a Berlin newspaper printing house. Wood engraving (no date) after a drawing by Carl Koch.
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Recommended Citation

First Election News on October 27, 1881 (no date), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1465> [April 24, 2024].

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