"L'héritage Crac-Fort," a series of 10 postcards illustrating and parodying the story of Thérèse Humbert: "L'affaire Humbert," the notorious swindler of French celebrities. The title of the series is a pun on the family name of Thérèse Humbert's suppo...
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Postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story Legally themed postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story
Description:
Dates from postmarks and manuscript notes.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Humor., Parodies, imitations, etc, Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, Swindlers and swindling, and Impostors and imposture
Depicts a statue of Henriette Caillaux riding a horse and brandishing a pistol, having replaced the statue of Joan of Arc
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Postcard depicts a statue of Henriette Caillaux riding a horse and brandishing a pistol, replacing the statue of Joan of Arc Legally themed postcard depicts a statue of Henriette Caillaux riding a horse and brandishing a pistol, replacing the statue o...
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Illustrations signed: Fercham.
Publisher:
Publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Name):
Caillaux, Henriette
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, Trials (Murder), and Murder
Henreitte Caillaux waits outside the Cour d'assises
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Postcard depicts Henriette Caillaux in her final outfit, waiting in front of the Cour d'assises Legally themed postcard depicts Henriette Caillaux in her final outfit, waiting in front of the Cour d'assises
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Library's copy carries postage stamp and manuscript annotations on verso.
Publisher:
Publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Name):
Caillaux, Henriette
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, Trials (Murder), and Murder
Image depicts a poster with six images that recount the Humbert affair
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Héritage Humbert-Crawford : messieurs, dames, voyez le premier tableau Postcard depicts a poster with six images recounting the Humbert affair Legally themed postcard depicts a poster with six images recounting the Humbert affair
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Lower left corner of illustration: Saint Roch; in lower right corner logo: JP or PJ; in right margin: AB...Paris.
Publisher:
AB
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic):
Swindlers and swindling, Humor, Parodies, imitations, etc, and Caricatures and cartoons
Postcard depicts a courtroom scene with Henriette Caillaux as the defendant.
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Postcard depicts a courtroom scene with Henriette Caillaux as the defendant Legally themed postcard depicts a courtroom scene with Henriette Caillaux as the defendant
A satirical depiction of the light sentence that Henriette Caillaux received after she was convicted of murdering Gaston Calmette. In the postcard, Caillaux is shown wearing a ball gown and being read her sentence, which is to eat bowls of brochettes,...
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Postcard depicts Henriette Caillaux being given a light sentence after being convicted by the court Legally themed postcard depicts Henriette Caillaux being given a light sentence after being convicted by the court
Folded postcard has an egg on the front that opens to reveal a picture of Mme. Caillaux in prison, wearing pearls and a tiara, clearly showing her displeasure with the bean dish being served
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Postcard depicts Henreitte Caillaux in her cell, displeased with a meal of beans Legally themed postcard depicts Henreitte Caillaux in her cell, displeased with a meal of beans
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Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1466113
