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Lantern Slide - Icicles in Partnach Gorge, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Germany, circa 1920s
Reg. No: MM 44463
- Summary:
- One of 35 black and white Lantern Slides depicting images of places and people taken in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district in Bavaria, Germany, circa 1920s. This Lantern Slide depicts icicles hanging off rock and a river in the distance. It is probable the place depicted is Partnach Gorge, which is in Reintal valley near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The gorge was designated a natural monument in 1912 and has been a popular tourist destination since that time in both summer and winter.
- Description:
- Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black & white photograph printed on glass with black paper edging under a protective glass cover plate.
- Description Of Content:
- Icicles hanging off rock over a cave mouth, a river can be seen between a gap in two rocks.
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | tourism, recreation activities, photography, travel tourism, winter sports, caves, walking tours, lantern slides |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ENVIRONMENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Alpine |
| Tertiary Classification: | ice formations |
| Format: | Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.) |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Partnach Gorge, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, circa 1920s It is probable this is an image of Partnach Gorge |
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