A ghost-quiet street in medieval Bern stretches toward a distant church spire, anchored in the foreground by the ornate Fontaine de la Justice — her allegorical figure of Justice presiding over carved stone basins still wet with Alpine spring water. This is a carte-de-visite (CDV) format photograph, number 5743, captured by Adolphe Braun of Dornach, Alsace, who held the coveted title Photographe de S.M. l'Empereur — photographer to Napoleon III. The albumen print carries the luminous tonal range characteristic of Braun's finest topographic work from the early 1860s, when he systematically documented Swiss cities and Alpine scenery in a landmark commercial series. The arcade buildings lining the Gerechtigkeitsgasse are softly rendered, and a handful of tiny figures animate the cobblestones at mid-distance, giving human scale to this monumental civic fountain first erected in 1543. The card's mount bears Braun's imperial crowned stamp in violet ink — a mark that today confirms authenticity and adds measurable collector premium.