Grindelwald footbridge and mountain peaks Bernese Oberland Switzerland – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Grindelwald footbridge and mountain peaks Bernese Oberland Switzerland, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6d/6d763dba2d37-L.webp)
(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 print captures Grindelwald footbridge and mountain peaks Bernese Oberland Switzerland in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Grindelwald footbridge and mountain peaks Bernese Oberland Switzerland
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Few places in the Alps look as much like a postcard as Grindelwald, and this photochrom captures that reputation at the end of the nineteenth century. The view centers on a footbridge spanning the valley floor, with the jagged Bernese Oberland peaks rising behind it. Photochrom was a hand-colored photographic process, developed by the Swiss firm Photoglob, that turned black-and-white negatives into vivid color prints, and it made scenes like this one popular with travelers who wanted souvenirs of Swiss mountain villages. The print is catalogued as number 17087 from the company's Views of Switzerland series, dated roughly between 1890 and 1900.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Print no. 17087. Views of Switzerland |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 2,679 × 3,646 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1668_Grindelwald_footbridge_1890.tif-07018u |
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