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Background imageAlps Collection: Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps

Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps
Vintage 19th century photograph - climbing Mont Blanc, Alps

Background imageAlps Collection: Poster, Winter Sports in France

Poster, Winter Sports in France, by French National Railways -- Jura, Alps, Vosges, Pyrenees, Auvergne. Designed by Vecoux. 1947

Background imageAlps Collection: Skiers - Riffelboden - view of Matterhorn - nr. Zermatt

Skiers - Riffelboden - view of Matterhorn - nr. Zermatt, Switzerland Date: circa late 1930s

Background imageAlps Collection: Hospiz St Christoph am Arlberg, Tyrol, Austria

Hospiz St Christoph am Arlberg, Tyrol, Austria. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAlps Collection: Poster for The Upper Austrian Tourist Board - Ski Scene

Poster for The Upper Austrian Tourist Board - Ski Scene Date: circa 1937

Background imageAlps Collection: Lake Champex, I. Valais, Alps of, Switzerland

Lake Champex, I. Valais, Alps of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageAlps Collection: Swiss Cable Cars

Swiss Cable Cars
Piz Gloria, Schilthorn, Switzerland is the longest aerial cableway in the Swiss Alps and provides the most unimpeded panoramic mountain views

Background imageAlps Collection: Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse

Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse
Switzerland - Seestrasse, Pfaffikon and view toward the Pfaffikersee Lake. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAlps Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer

Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Eismeer Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the western of the two in the valley of Grindelwald. There are two explorer figures at the bottom of the glacier

Background imageAlps Collection: Zermatt, Switzerland - Old Wooden Houses

Zermatt, Switzerland - Old Wooden Houses Date: circa 1920

Background imageAlps Collection: Entrance and Exit to the Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland

Entrance and Exit to the Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland
Alpine Mountain folk from Unterwalden (Sylvania) - the old name of a forest-canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAlps Collection: Lake Champex, II. Valais, Alps of, Switzerland

Lake Champex, II. Valais, Alps of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageAlps Collection: Zermatt, Switzerland

Zermatt, Switzerland - with the distinctive shape of the Matterhorn in the distance. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAlps Collection: Gryon, Switzerland

Gryon, Switzerland - A moonlit street. Gryon is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAlps Collection: Poster advertising the electric Simplon Line

Poster advertising the electric Simplon Line, serving the Simplon Pass from Switzerland to Italy

Background imageAlps Collection: Climbing / Alps / Nadelhorn

Climbing / Alps / Nadelhorn
Five climbers contemplate the daunting peak of the Nadelhorn (Switzerland), from their vantage point on the Ulrichshorn

Background imageAlps Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 1

Ascent Mont Blanc - 1
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC On the glacier de Sacconay, Tissay, the chief guide, is hauled to safety after a break in the ice nearly sends him plunging into a crevasse

Background imageAlps Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 2

Ascent Mont Blanc - 2
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC Leaving the Grands Mulets, the climbers separate, only the more experienced going on to the summit

Background imageAlps Collection: Hannibal / Naples Bronze

Hannibal / Naples Bronze
HANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps

Background imageAlps Collection: Switzerland Wetterhorn

Switzerland Wetterhorn

Background imageAlps Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 3

Ascent Mont Blanc - 3
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC One of the most difficult parts of the climb - the snow turns to ice and the climbers must cut foot-holes in order to retain a footing

Background imageAlps Collection: Crossing St Bernard

Crossing St Bernard
NAPOLEON I crossing the Saint-Bernard pass through the Alps, 1800

Background imageAlps Collection: Vive Le Sport! Go by rail... Advert for SNCF French Railways

Vive Le Sport! Go by rail... Advert for SNCF French Railways. Date: 1954

Background imageAlps Collection: Alison Jane Hargreaves - British mountain climber

Alison Jane Hargreaves - British mountain climber
" Alison Jane Hargreaves 1962 - 1995 was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team

Background imageAlps Collection: Locarno: Madonna del Sasso

Locarno: Madonna del Sasso
Locarno, Italy: Madonna del Sasso - located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps

Background imageAlps Collection: Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix

Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix - The Plan Praz Terrace (2064m altitude.) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAlps Collection: Switzerland - View toward the Matterhorn

Switzerland - View toward the Matterhorn. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAlps Collection: Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in Gstaad

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in Gstaad
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) in Gstaad - an upscale resort town in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Background imageAlps Collection: St. Bernard's Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period

St. Bernard's Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageAlps Collection: Thun and Lake Thun, Switzerland, Victorian period

Thun and Lake Thun, Switzerland, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageAlps Collection: A crevasse, Rhone Glacier, Furka Pass, Alps

A crevasse, Rhone Glacier, Furka Pass, Alps

Background imageAlps Collection: Climbing in the Mauvais Pass, France, Victorian period

Climbing in the Mauvais Pass, France, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Tourists and guides on the Mer de Glace, France

Tourists and guides on the Mer de Glace, France, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Mer de Glace Glacier, French Alps, Victorian period

Mer de Glace Glacier, French Alps, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Crossing a crevasse, Mont Blanc, Victorian period

Crossing a crevasse, Mont Blanc, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Vitznau Railway Station, Switzerland, Victorian period

Vitznau Railway Station, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Gorge of the Lutschine River, Grindelwald, Switzerland

Gorge of the Lutschine River, Grindelwald, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Grindelwald, Switzerland, Victorian period

Grindelwald, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Goschenen Railway Station, Switzerland, Victorian period

Goschenen Railway Station, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: St. Gotthard Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period

St. Gotthard Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Lucerne, Switzerland, Victorian period

Lucerne, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Corner Glacier, Zermatt, Switzerland, Victorian period

Corner Glacier, Zermatt, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Great St. Bernard Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period

Great St. Bernard Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Mont Blanc from Le Jardin, Victorian period

Mont Blanc from Le Jardin, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Climbing in the French Alps, Victorian period

Climbing in the French Alps, Victorian period

Background imageAlps Collection: Skiers and the Matterhorn (Mont Cervin), Switzerland

Skiers and the Matterhorn (Mont Cervin), Switzerland - near Riffelberg, a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of

Background imageAlps Collection: Switzerland - Zermatt, Matterhorn (Mont Cervin)

Switzerland - Zermatt, Matterhorn (Mont Cervin). Date: circa 1950s

Background imageAlps Collection: Church at Zermatt with Church and the Matterhorn

Church at Zermatt with Church and the Matterhorn (Mount Cervin) in the background. Date: 1930



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