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Switzerland Collection (page 49)

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Othodox Russian Church - Geneva, Switzerland

Othodox Russian Church - Geneva, Switzerland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Clarens - Chateaux du Chatelard

Switzerland - Clarens - Chateaux du Chatelard et des Cretes with Lake Geneva behind. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Rheinfall, Switzerland with Laufen Castle

Rheinfall, Switzerland with Laufen Castle
The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall), Switzerland with Laufen Castle - the largest plain waterfalls in Europe. Date: 1897

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too

Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too! Showing people in different countries attending to personal hygiene. Issued by the (British) Health and Cleanliness Council. 1939

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Swiss Rack Railway at Rigi Kulm, Switzerland

Swiss Rack Railway at Rigi Kulm, Switzerland. The line ascends Mount Rigi from Arth-Goldau and Vitznau and is operated by the Rigi-Bahnen

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Group of people on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

Group of people on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland
A group of people described as a Polytechnic Party, enjoying a day out on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. Date: August 1908

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Basketball at the 1948 London Olympics

Basketball at the 1948 London Olympics
In this sparsely-attended basketball match at Harringay Arena, the American team (in white) beat the Swiss team. Date: 1948

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Winston Churchill and his daughter in Switzerland, 1946

Winston Churchill and his daughter in Switzerland, 1946
Mr. Winston Churchill with his daughter, Mary, driving to the Chateau Lohn on his arrival in Berne, where he was warmly welcomed. 1946

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen - Staubbach Waterfall

Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen - Staubbach Waterfall
Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen, Berner, Oberland and the Staubbach Falls Date: 1902

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Lac Leman (Lake Geneva)

Switzerland - Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), featuring Chillon Castle and a traditional barque boat Date: 1898

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) - Barque

Switzerland - Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) - Barque
Switzerland - Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) in the moonlight, featuring a traditional barque boat sailing off the shore close to Montreux (visible in the background). Date: circa 1898

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Two women carrying logs - Contadine

Switzerland - Two women carrying logs - Contadine
Switzerland - Two Swiss rural farm women, standing on a high road in the morning light, carrying logs in huge wicker backpack baskets. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: A Family of Bears in their zoo enclosure

A Family of Bears in their zoo enclosure
A family of anthropomorphic bears in their zoo enclosure in this rather bizarre fantasy postcard sent from Bern, Switzerland, Father bear smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Bears - Zoo - Bern, Switzerland

Bears - Zoo - Bern, Switzerland
Three bears climbing a tree in their enclosure at the zoo in Bern, Switzerland. The bear is the emblem of the city. circa 1908

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Mulenen, Switzerland

Mulenen, Switzerland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Simplon - Switzerland - The Miner

Simplon - Switzerland - The Miner
A Miner from the Simplon region of Switzerland. It looks as if he is about to lead a guided tour of a tunnel system cut through glacial ice. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Kleine Scheidegg and the Jungfrau Mountain

Switzerland - Kleine Scheidegg and the Jungfrau Mountain Date: circa 1900

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Interlaken and the Jungfrau Mountain

Switzerland - Interlaken and the Jungfrau Mountain Date: circa 1900

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Solothurn - Amthausplatz

Switzerland - Solothurn - Amthausplatz Date: circa 1905

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Payerne (Vaud) - Institution Jomini

Switzerland - Payerne (Vaud) - Institution Jomini (a private finishing school). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Les Avants - Boulangerie and Patisserie

Switzerland - Les Avants - Boulangerie and Patisserie
Boulangerie and Patisserie at Les Avants - a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Montreux, in the district of Vevey

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald - Mountain Guides

Switzerland - Grindelwald - Mountain Guides Date: 1920s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Veyrier - The Square

Switzerland - Veyrier - The Square Date: 1906

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Hockey Match at Grindelwald

Switzerland - Hockey Match at Grindelwald Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Grindelwald - Church and view of Wetterhorn

Grindelwald - Church and view of Wetterhorn
Switzerland - Grindelwald - Church and view of Wetterhorn (3703m) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - The Eiger viewed from Grindelwald

Switzerland - The Eiger viewed from Grindelwald Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Interlaken - Ferryport and North Railway Station

Interlaken - Ferryport and North Railway Station
Switzerland - Interlaken - Ferryport (Schiffstation) and North Railway Station (Nordbahnhof) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Villeneuve, Lac Leman

Switzerland - Villeneuve, Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) - a steamer about to embark on a lake crossing Date: circa 1895

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Montreux - La Rouvenaz

Switzerland - Montreux - La Rouvenaz Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Spiez

Switzerland - Spiez
Switzerland, Spiez & Lake Thun Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Grindelwald, Church and Fischerhorn Mountain

Grindelwald, Church and Fischerhorn Mountain, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Ascending a glacier

Switzerland - Ascending a glacier
Switzerland - Fice climbers scale a glacier Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Switzerland - Chateau du Chatelard sur Clarens

Switzerland - Chateau du Chatelard sur Clarens Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Meiringen, Switzerland and the Wetterhorn Mountain

Meiringen, Switzerland and the Wetterhorn Mountain
The Town of Meiringen, Switzerland and the Wetterhorn Mountain Date: 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Workshop of H. Trauffer - Davos, Switzerland

Workshop of H. Trauffer - Davos, Switzerland
The carpentry workshop of carpenter H. Trauffer of Davos, Switzerland, pictures carving a fabulous life-size Saint Bernard dog. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (3 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (3 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (3/3) Date: 1910

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Inauguration of Postal Union Statue

Inauguration of Postal Union Statue
A postcard from 1909 to commemorate the inauguration the monument " Around the World", by French sculptor RenÚáñe Saint-Marceaux, on October 4, 1909, in the Kleine Schanze park

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (2 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (2 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (2/3) Date: 1910

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Jungfrau Mountain Allegory

Jungfrau Mountain Allegory
A stylised (and rather bizarre) view of the Jungfrau Mountain, depicted as... a Jungfrau! Date: 1908

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (1 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (1 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (1/3) Date: 1910

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Fete Federal de Gymnastique, Lausanne

Fete Federal de Gymnastique, Lausanne, Switzerland - 9th-13th July, 1909 Date: 1909

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Montreux - Disembarktion quay for the Ferry

Montreux - Disembarktion quay for the Ferry
Montreux, Switzerland (on the Lake Geneva shoreline...) - the disembarkation point for the Lake Ferry. Date: 1910s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: The Simplon Tunnel at Brig, Switzerland

The Simplon Tunnel at Brig, Switzerland
The Simplon Tunnel - an Alpine railway tunnel which connects the Swiss town of Brig with Domodossola in Italy. It consists of two single-track tunnels built nearly 20 years apart

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Swiss Hill Slope

Swiss Hill Slope
Wild flowers beneath bare boughs on a hillside near Bex, Switzerland. Date: 1903

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: French & Swiss Women

French & Swiss Women
Women of Strasbourg & a woman from Basle, Switzerland. Largely regional or National costumes but with ruffs (by this date were no longer fashionable). Date: 1644

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Boarding a Coach

Boarding a Coach
Travellers board the mail coach which will carry them over the Saint Gotthard pass, Switzerland. Date: 1877

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Snowy Swiss Village

Snowy Swiss Village
A picture postcard Swiss village, with a pretty church, covered in snow, near Berne, Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Background imageSwitzerland Collection: Lake Lucerne with Jesuit church and Pilatus mountain

Lake Lucerne with Jesuit church and Pilatus mountain
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Jesuit church in the foreground and the Pilatus mountain in the background (height 2132 metres). Date: circa 1940



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