A couple has stayed awake on the eve of June thirteenth in hopes of seeing the comet. The return of the comet Charles-Quint was predicted for June 13, 1857. It was expected to hit the earth and the end of the world was foreseen.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, June 12, 1857.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
