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EpinalLa place des Vosges, square Épinal is best known for the "Images
d'Epinal" the popular prints created by a local company, the
Imagerie d'Epinal, formerly known as the Imagerie Pellerin. These
stencil-colored woodcuts of military subjects, Napoleonic history,
storybook characters and other folk themes were widely distributed
throughout the 19th century. The company still exists today, and still
uses its hand-operated presses to produce the antique images. Other
local industries include textiles, metals, morocco leather, precision
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