Village of Saas [Saas Fée]. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view taken from the bank of Saaser Visp River, looking across the bridge towards the village. Original caption (partly cropped) reads '223. Village de Saas et les Ma— .'
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view looking along the Rhine towards the river frontage of the town, with a wooden footbridge spanning the stream in the foreground.
Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view from the footbridge across the Mattervisp, looking towards the village, with the Matterhorn visible in the distance to the south.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view looking west across the Limmat towards the riverfront buildings on the far bank, with the Münsterbrücke and St Peter's Church on the extreme left and the tower of the Fraumünster Church in the centre. The photographic studio of J. Schneebeli...
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view from the Quai Brücke looking north along the Limmat River towards the Münster Brücke, with the spires of St Peter's Church and the Fraumünster Church on the left, and the twin towers of the Grossmünster on the right.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view from the east end of the Quai Brücke looking north along the Limmat towards the Münster Brücke. This view shows a similar range of buildings to print 59b, but includes more of the quayside on the east bank of the river in the foreground.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the Rhine riverbank towards the city and a bridge, with the twin spires of the Cathedral on the left. A somewhat faded print.
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across Lake Lucerne towards the covered wooden bridge (Seebrücke), with a small paddle steamer moored in the foreground.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View, probably taken from the tower of St Peter's Church, looking south-eastwards, with the Münster Bridge across the Limmat in the foreground and the twin-towered Grossmünster on the other side of the river on the left. With quays to the south and Lake Zu...