Images Dated 7th December 2017

The Reichenbach Falls, Switzerland

The Reichenbach Falls - a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the creek called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made the Reichenbach Fall the location of the final altercation between Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, the criminal Professor Moriarty in "The Final Problem". The gentleman on the bridge looks suspiciously like Conan Doyle....! Date: circa 1909

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Preparatory sketch by Tom Browne - 'Pain' - screaming boy

Preparatory pencil sketch by the extremely popular English strip cartoonist, painter and illustrator of the late Victorian and Edwardian period, Tom Browne (1870-1910) entitled: 'Pain' - a boy screaming after some mishap... Date: circa 1900

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Murren Mountain Funicular Railway - Switzerland

Murren Mountain Funicular Railway - Switzerland. The original Lauterbrunnen-Murren Mountain Railway opened in 1891 - it connects Lauterbrunnen with traffic-free Murren. Date: circa 1930

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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