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Brocken Collection

Background imageBrocken Collection: German Mountain Railway

German Mountain Railway
This steam train carries tourists up the Brocken, in the Harz mountains, once the haunt of witches (but they had to rely on their broomsticks to take them to the summit)

Background imageBrocken Collection: Black magic experiment by Harry Price on the Brocken

Black magic experiment by Harry Price on the Brocken
Photographs concerning the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken, Germany. Photograph of Harry Price and C.E.M.Joad standing in front of the Goose Girl fountain in Gottingen

Background imageBrocken Collection: Walpurgis Night

Walpurgis Night
On WALPURGISNACHT, the eve of May Day, witches gather on the Brocken, the highest point of Germanys Harz Mountains, for their Spring Sabbat

Background imageBrocken Collection: Walpurgisnacht(Clarke)

Walpurgisnacht(Clarke)
Walpurgisnacht : witches and demons celebrate on the Brocken

Background imageBrocken Collection: Brocken Spectre

Brocken Spectre
THE SPECTRE OF THE BROCKEN a bizarre effect caused by projected shadows seen, notably, on the Brocken in the Harz mountains, Saxony, Germany Date: circa 1880

Background imageBrocken Collection: Oderthal and view of Brocken, Hartz, Germany

Oderthal and view of Brocken, Hartz, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageBrocken Collection: Harry Price, C. E. M. Joad and Fraulein Urta Bohn

Harry Price, C. E. M. Joad and Fraulein Urta Bohn
Photograph of Harry Price, C. E. M. Joad and Fraulein Urta Bohn at the preparations for the black magic experiments on the Brocken, 18 June 1932 (the " Brocken Experiment" )

Background imageBrocken Collection: Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad on the Brocken

Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad on the Brocken
Photograph of Harry Price and C.E. M. Joad examining the preparations for the reproduction of a magical scene in connection with the Goethe Centenary celebrations on the Brocken, 18 June 1932

Background imageBrocken Collection: Fraulein Urta Bohn

Fraulein Urta Bohn
Undated photograph of Fraulein Urta Bohn, who took the past of the " maiden pure in heart" at the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken

Background imageBrocken Collection: Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad in Gottingen

Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad in Gottingen
Undated photograph of Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad standing in front of the " Goose Girl" fountain in Gottingen

Background imageBrocken Collection: Spectre of the Brocken

Spectre of the Brocken
THE SPECTRE OF THE BROCKEN a bizarre effect caused by projected shadows seen, notably, on the Brocken in the Harz mountains, Saxony, Germany

Background imageBrocken Collection: 1920S / Witchcraft

1920S / Witchcraft
Masked Germans celebrate Walpurgisnacht on the Brocken mountain, a notorious site of witchcraft sabbats

Background imageBrocken Collection: Price, Joad at Brocken

Price, Joad at Brocken
Harry Price (right) and Professor C E M Joad at the Brocken, Germany, June 1932, investigating the mountains alledgedly magical features as part of the Brocken experiment

Background imageBrocken Collection: Brocken-Type Spectre

Brocken-Type Spectre
Brocken-type spectre in the form of a triple cross, observed by Whymper in the Alps

Background imageBrocken Collection: Brocken Spectre (Cig C. )

Brocken Spectre (Cig C. )
THE SPECTRE OF THE BROCKEN a bizarre effect caused by projected shadows seen, notably, on the Brocken in the Harz mountains, Saxony, Germany

Background imageBrocken Collection: Faust / On the Brocken

Faust / On the Brocken
On the Brocken

Background imageBrocken Collection: Price on Brocken

Price on Brocken
On the traditional magic site of the Brocken, Germany, Harry Price, accompanied by Joad, wonders if a goat will change into a beautiful young man by the power of a virgin


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