Alps Collection (page 14)

Switzerland - The Rhine above the Falls, Neuhausen
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the Rhine Falls. The largest plain waterfall in Europe, they are located near Schaffhausen in Switzerland, and are 150 m (450 ft) wide and 23 m (75 ft) high

Switzerland - The Upper Bridge, Basel
Coloured lantern slide depicting a view of Basels Upper Bridge or Wettsteinbrucke. It is the second oldest bridge across the Rhine

Switzerland - Basel, Old Bridge and Three Kings Hotel
Coloured lantern slide depicting a view of the Three Kings Hotel, Basel. Old Bridge can be seen in the foreground, as can the River Rhine

Switzerland - St Pauls Gate at Basel
Coloured lantern slide of a large gateway into the city of Basel. It is one of three gates that still exist today, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Switzerland

Switzerland - West Door at the Basel Minster
Coloured lantern slide of the West Door at the Basel Minster. There are sculptured friezes either side of the arched doorway, which depicts prophets

Switzerland - The Basel Minster
Coloured lantern slide depicting the Basel Minster, listed as a heritage site of national significance. Built between 1019 and 1500

Switzerland - The Mer de Glace, Chamounix
Black and white. A snowy glacier in a mountainous area (northern slopes of Mont Blanc, France).. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell Collection. Slide number 8. Date: circa 1890s

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Eiger and Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Mount Eiger. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the M� to the Jungfrau.. Slide number 35 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1

Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen, the Staubbach
Coloured lantern slide of a view through the town of Lauterbrunnen. In the background is the Staubbach Falls. The waterfall drops about 300 metres from a hanging valley that ends in overhanging

Switzerland - View at Murren
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Murren, a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. At the elevation of 1, 650 m above sea level

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

Switzerland - Lucerne and the Rigi
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Lucerne, Switzerland with Mount Rigi in the background. Rigi is known as the Queen of the Mountains, with the highest point at 1, 797.5 meters

Switzerland - Zurich from the Flaraten
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Zurich, Switzerland, from the Flaraten.. Slide number 10 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1. Date: circa 1890s

Switzerland - The Rhine Bridge at Constance
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the Old Rhine Bridge in Konstanz, Germany. The modern day bridge is a combined road and railway bridge and was built in 1938

Switzerland - Zurich from the Minster Tower
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Zurich, Switzerland, from the Minster Tower. The Rhine runs through the city.. Slide number 10 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1. Date: circa 1890s

Switzerland - Constance from the Cathedral Tower
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the university city of Konstanz in Germany.. Slide number 9 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1. Date: circa 1890s

Switzerland - Weggis, Lake of Lucerne
Black and white. Small town on the edge of Lake Lucerne (Switzerland), mountains in the background.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell Collection. Slide number 4. Date: circa 1890s

A royal group at St. Mortiz, 1920
The two elder daughters of ex-King Constantine (Tino) of Greece, Princess Helen and Princess Irene (who were also nieces of the ex-Kaiser), pictured together with H.R.H

A Visit to the Alpini - 19? by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1
The war was over some time ago, but this man hasn t heard about it yet, and nobody can get up to tell him. His sniping is therefore very annoying to that Austrian village in the valley

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
You might think the Austrians were safe on top of a place like this - but they re not. Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander showing three Austrian soldiers staked out atop a

My Visit to the Italian Front by Bruce Bairnsfather
(Left picture): A Visit to the Alpini: " The chauffeur says a car fell over here last week" " Oh!" Autobiographical cartoon from Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather
The Alpini Mountain Home Nearly there: the last 200 metres on foot. The woods seem full of eyes, and the forest echoes that one accusing cry " Inglesi

Italian Infantry advance
An illustration by Edouardo Matania showing the method of approach to enemy positions adopted by Italian Infantry when under heavy shrapnel fire

Woman in alpine scene
Art Nouveau style depicting woman out walking with friends in the alps. Artist: Franz Laskoff Date: circa 1905

Skiing party taking a short cut back to St Moritz
Two women and a man in skiing outfits on a slope, taking a short cut back to St Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1914

Swiss Winter Tailing scene with horse-drawn sledge
The Swiss Winter Season. A pleasant winter scene depicting a Swiss pastime called tailing. This popular activity consisted of a line of swiss luges attached to each other

Piz da la Margna, Graubunden, Switzerland
Piz da la Margna, a mountain overlooking Lake Sils, Graubunden, Switzerland. Showing a church in the foreground

Parpan, Graubunden, Switzerland, looking towards the Rothorn and Lenzerhorn mountains. Date: circa 1930s

Promenade and Pilatus Mountain, Lucerne, Switzerland
Promenade, with a distant view of the Pilatus Mountain, Lucerne, Switzerland

Hotel Faulhorn, Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Hotel Faulhorn, on the summit of the mountain of the same name in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland

Monoplane over Eden Hotel, Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland
De Havilland monoplane CH-260 over the Eden Hotel, Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland. Date: 1930

Hotel des Alpes, Meiringen, Switzerland

Dog sled on Aletsch Glacier, Jungfrau, Switzerland
Dog sled in the snow on the Aletsch Glacier, Jungfrau, Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

People on skis in the snow, Switzerland
People on skis in the snow in Switzerland, balancing on one leg

Jungfrau with train, Switzerland
Jungfrau with train (Jungfraubahn), Switzerland. Date: circa 1920

Rigi-Bahn at Schnurtobelbrucke, Switzerland
View of the Rigi-Bahn alpine railway with passengers at Schnurtobelbrucke, Switzerland. Date: 1910s

Hotel Baer, Grindelwald, Switzerland

Tourists on the peak of the Rigi-Kulm, Switzerland. There are panoramic postcards on sale, and a Pyramide lightning conductor for safety

Biplane over Gruneckhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland
Biplane over Gruneckhorn and Finsteraarhorn in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Date: circa 1919

Evening scene, Jungfrau, Monch and Eiger, Switzerland
Evening scene with people and cattle, and the Jungfrau, Monch and Eiger mountains in the background, Switzerland. Date: early 20th century

Weather station at Santis, Alpstein, NE Switzerland
Man, woman and dog standing by the weather station at Santis, Alpstein, NE Switzerland. Date: 1910s

Amsteg and St Gotthard Railway, Switzerland

Hotel Bricolla and Mont Mine Glacier, Valais, Switzerland

Car on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland
Postal service car with passengers on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. Date: 1920s

Hotel Rothhorn-Kulm and Alps, Brienz, Switzerland
Hotel Rothhorn-Kulm, a panorama of the Bernese Alps and the Muhlebach Viaduct at Brienz, Switzerland. Date: late 19th century

The Finsteraarhorn - the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps and the highest mountain in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. Date: 1894

Chalets at Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Schloss Hotel Hertenstein, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Date: circa 1930s

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