Jane Augusta Fry and Richenda E. Reynolds, two British Quaker women providing relief in Metz to casualties of the Franco-Prussian War. Photograph, ca. 1870.

Two British Quaker women providing relief to casualties of the Franco-Prussian War for the Friends War Victims Relief Committee (FWVRC). They wear white armbands containing an eight-pointed star. The activities of the Société Anglaise des Amis (Quakers) are described by James Long, loc. cit., where he provide the identities of the sitters: J. Augusta Fry ("Distribution de vêtements et autres secours — Soins des malades — Organisation de travaux de broderie, de tricot et de couture.") and Richenda E. Reynolds ("Surveillance des fourneaux économiques — Distribution des vêtements et d'autres secours — Organisation de travaux de broderie, de tricot et de couture."), both of London. During the Franco-Prussian War, Metz was besieged by the Prussian army from August to October 1870

On the right of the photograph, pasted on to a board, is a large drawing, photograph or lithograph of Metz Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, Cathedral of Saint Stephen)

Metz

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Initials on the photograph identify the sitters as J.A.F. and R.E.R.

James Long, Rapport de la répartition des secours faite par la Société Anglaise des Amis (Quakers) aux victimes innocentes de la guerre en France (1870-1871), précedé d'une esquisse de l'origine, de l'organisation, des principes et des progrès de cette société, Paris 1872, p. 62

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