The Lorelei Rock (Rhine) – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures The Lorelei Rock (Rhine) in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Lorelei Rock (Rhine)
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Few river landmarks carry a legend as well known as the Lorelei, a steep cliff rising above a narrow bend of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen. In the folk tale, popularized by Clemens Brentano's early nineteenth-century ballad, a woman seated on the rock sang so sweetly that boatmen steered onto the rocks below. This panoramic gelatin silver print, issued by Panora, Ltd., was copyright-deposited in the United States in April 1921, when long views of European river scenery were popular with travelers and armchair tourists. Its elongated format suits the subject, which shows the river channel narrowing between the hills.
| Created / published | c1921. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 8 x 35 in. |
| Genre | 60 Doughty Street |
| Notes | J247813 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Panora, Ltd.; April 16, 1921; DLC/PP-1921:46319. On front: Photo by Panora |
| Subjects | Rivers. Mountains.Germany--Loreleykreis. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,287 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-202202 |
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