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![[Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvbHVjZXJuZS1sYWtlLWx1Y2VybmUtc3dpdHplcmxhbmQtMTJlN2YxLTEwMjQuanBn/320/243/jpg "[Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.")
![[St. Leonard and the Santes, St. Gall, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvc3QtbGVvbmFyZC1hbmQtdGhlLXNhbnRlcy1zdC1nYWxsLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLWEyYWQ2Ni02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[St. Leonard and the Santes, St. Gall, Switzerland]")
![[Interlaken and the Jungfrau, Aare River in foreground, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDgvaW50ZXJsYWtlbi1hbmQtdGhlLWp1bmdmcmF1LWFhcmUtcml2ZXItaW4tZm9yZWdyb3VuZC1iZXJuZXNlLW9iZXJsYW5kLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLTNkM2NjOC02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Interlaken and the Jungfrau, Aare River in foreground, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland]")
![[Frutigen, church and Alps, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZnJ1dGlnZW4tY2h1cmNoLWFuZC1hbHBzLWJlcm5lc2Utb2JlcmxhbmQtc3dpdHplcmxhbmQtOTMxYWMwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Frutigen, church and Alps, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland]")
![[Staffel Alp and Rimpfischhorn, with chalets, Valais, Alps of, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvc3RhZmZlbC1hbHAtYW5kLXJpbXBmaXNjaGhvcm4td2l0aC1jaGFsZXRzLXZhbGFpcy1hbHBzLW9mLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLTU5YWMwOS02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Staffel Alp and Rimpfischhorn, with chalets, Valais, Alps of, Switzerland]")
![[Suldenspitze, St. Gertraud, Sulden, Tyrol, Austro-Hungary]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvc3VsZGVuc3BpdHplLXN0LWdlcnRyYXVkLXN1bGRlbi10eXJvbC1hdXN0cm8taHVuZ2FyeS0zZTEyNDEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Suldenspitze, St. Gertraud, Sulden, Tyrol, Austro-Hungary]")
![[Burgenstock, view of Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvYnVyZ2Vuc3RvY2stdmlldy1vZi1sdWNlcm5lLWxha2UtbHVjZXJuZS1zd2l0emVybGFuZC1kYzkyZGEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Burgenstock, view of Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]")
![[Brunnen and the Axenstein, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvYnJ1bm5lbi1hbmQtdGhlLWF4ZW5zdGVpbi1sYWtlLWx1Y2VybmUtc3dpdHplcmxhbmQtMTNlMTk5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Brunnen and the Axenstein, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]")
![[Brunnen and the Mythen, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDYvYnJ1bm5lbi1hbmQtdGhlLW15dGhlbi1sYWtlLWx1Y2VybmUtc3dpdHplcmxhbmQtOWYyMDA5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Brunnen and the Mythen, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]")
![[Burglen, Tell's birthplace, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvYnVyZ2xlbi10ZWxscy1iaXJ0aHBsYWNlLWxha2UtbHVjZXJuZS1zd2l0emVybGFuZC03NzBjODMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Burglen, Tell's birthplace, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]")
![[Oberalpsee, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland] view, photochrome print postcard.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvb2JlcmFscHNlZS1sYWtlLWx1Y2VybmUtc3dpdHplcmxhbmQtN2Y4NThhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Oberalpsee, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland] view, photochrome print postcard.")
![[Urnersee and Pilatus, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdXJuZXJzZWUtYW5kLXBpbGF0dXMtbGFrZS1sdWNlcm5lLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLTEzMDE1ZS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Urnersee and Pilatus, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland]")
