Frankfurt lost its independence after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 when Prussia annexed several smaller states, among them the Free City of Frankfurt. Frankfurt had stayed neutral in the war, but its free press was a thorn in the eye of the Prussians and they simply used the opportunity to occupy the city by force: Bismarck had been an ambassador to the German Confederation there and constantly quarrelled with the local press. The Prussian administration incorporated Frankfurt into its province of Hesse-Nassau. The formerly independent towns of Bornheim and Bockenheim were incorporated in 1890.
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s
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Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany circa 1890s