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Jules Valles, French journalist, author and member of the Paris Commune, 1871. Valles became a member of the Commune after it seized power in March 1871, founding the newspaper Le Cri du Peuple. He was prominently involved in the fighting against the government troops sent to crush the Commune in May 1871, escaping to London after its downfall. From a private collection.