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Illustration of the ironclad frigate « Gloire » of 1859, the first screw-propelled warship in service, drawn by Aubert-Stein in 1908. Printed text mentions its creation by Dupuy de Lôme after the « Napoléon » and its service in German maritime trade from 1870. Reverse: postcard printed by Frazier-Soye, Paris, with a warning on correspondence on the front.