La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris

Charles Marville

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of a city street with a large building demolition site. The side of a building with two large, rectangular white signs is in center. The left sign shows an oval logo with a drawing of two people's faces, text around the logo reads, "Medaille d'Honneur" on top and illegible text on bottom. Under the logo are the words "Maison" on top and "Belle Jardiniere" on bottom. The right sign has the same logo and "Medaille d'Honneur" on top. Under the logo are the words "1863" on top and "De La" on bottom. The edge of the right sign appears to be torn. Behind the building are other buildings with balconies and multiple windows and chimneys. In the foreground, on the left, are several metal barriers laid on the ground in a row. On right of the barriers are two wooden A-frames. Behind the A-frames and to right are piles of dirt and rocks. On the right side of image are more buildings, and a horse-drawn carriage. The sky is bright.