Elektrische bahn Brunnen-Morschach-(Axenfels)-Axenstein = Le chemin de fer électrique a crémaillère Brunnen-Morschach-(Axenfels)-Axenstein = The electric mountain railway Brunnen-Morschach-(Axenfels)-Axenstein
Creator
Gugger, A., illustrator Kunstanstalt Hubacher A.G., publisher
Along the bottom of the poster are two boxes, one of which contains text in German, French and English, describing the railway between Brunnen, Morschach, and Axenstein; the other box contains a map showing the location of railway in relation to Lake Lucerne and the rest of Europe. Title from text at bottom of the poster. "Chemin de fer éléctrique Cog wheel railway / Elektrische bahn / Brunnen-Morschach-(Axenfels)-Axenstein / Vierwaldstättersee / Lac des Quatre Cantons Lake of Lucerne"--text below the image. "A. Luggar (?)"--artist's signature reproduce in the lower right corner of the image. Variant, there is a steamship schedule instead of text, can be seen at Swiss National Library (SNL), National Union Catalogues, Posters – Collection of Swiss posters, http://posters.nb.admin.ch/cgi-bin/hi-res/hi-res.cgi?image=VHS_APLAM_01621.jpg
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 50.5 x 64.2 cm (19 7/8 x 25 1/4 in.) ; overall 99.7 x 70 cm (39 1/4 x 27 9/16 in.)
Railroads--Switzerland--20th century Electric railroads--Switzerland--Pictorial works Railroads--Pictorial works Advertising--Railroads--20th century Advertising--Transportation--20th century Posters, Swiss--20th century Brunnen (Switzerland)--Description and travel Posters
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Posters Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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