Alpine Collection (page 20)

Italy Mont Cenis Pass
At Susa, teams of horses and mules haul carts and carriages through the Alpine pass which links France and Italy

Plants / Alpine Plants
A selection of Alpine plants, including Violets and Edelweiss

Newfoundland, St Bernard
Newfoundland and Saint Bernard dogs, both good at rescuing - the first pulls children out of ponds, the second saves Alpine travelers stuck in the snow

Alpine Snooze
A young woman has an afternoon nap in Alps, near St. Moritz, Switzerland

Watch on the Alps
WATCH ON THE ALPS - the German and Austrian eagles dominate the Alpine regions - little Italy is hardly a threat !

Simplon Pass 1819
Swiss Alps: the Simplon Pass, interior of the Grand Gallery

Simplon Village 38 / 60
Simplon Pass: a village

Battle of Volturno 7
Cannon captured by the Alpine Chasseurs

Swiss Woman C18
A young woman of Fribourg, Switzerland, admires an Alpine flower

Alpine Species 1903
Alpine Flora: Campanula Zoysii; Campanula Thyrsoidia; Campanula Pusilla; Campanula Pulla; Campanula Barbata

Sport / Climbing / Alps
MONT BLANC CONQUERED Alpine guide Jacques Belmont, after several unsuccessful earlier attempts, is the first to reach the summit

Leontopodium Alpinum
EDELWEISS (Leontopodium alpinum) Perennial plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine areas of Europe and South America

Edward Whymper
EDWARD WHYMPER Prolific alpinist and talented wood engraver. Illustrated his books on alpine exploration with wood engravings

Training St Bernards
At the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard, dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Wwi / Alpine Italians
An audacious attack by the Italian mountain forces

France / Alps / Mont Blanc
French Alps: Mont Blanc, with alpine soldiers planting the French flag at the summit

Skating Waiters 1923
At the finest Alpine resorts, waiters bring your champagne on ice skates

French Alpine Chasseur
A French soldier of the Alpine Chasseurs, during World War One

Italian Camp for Women
A summer camp for women members of the Italian Alpine Club, high in the mountains but with comfortingly solid buildings to sleep in after a hard days climbing

Saved on Alpine Pass
A traveller on the pass of Saint Bernard is saved by dogs and monks who carry him back to their hospice

Glacier in the Alps
A glacier in the Alps carving a valley between mountain peaks; a dark line of medial moraine is visible down the centre of the ice

Plants / Aster Alpinus
ALPINE ASTER

Chambarlhac in Alps
General J J F Chambarlhac distinguishes himself in the Alpine campaign, leading his men to capture the defences of Mont Carmel

St Bernard Prior & Dogs
The Prior of the St Bernard monastery with two Saint- Bernard pups who will be trained as rescue dogs on this dangerous Alpine pass

St Bernard Rescuing
A Saint Bernard monk comes hurrying up with a spade as a rescue dog finds a man buried in the Alpine snow

Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), Mont Blanc, French Alps
Termination of the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) in the Chamonix Valley, French Alps, the longest glacier in France (7 km long, 200 m deep. The Arveiron River escapes through a natural gateway

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