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Grindelwald Glacier
Grotte de Grindelwald

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Photographer: Charnaux frères (attributed to). Grotte de Grindelwald. 1860s. Gold-toned albumen print. 18,7 x 16 cm. Mounted to card, annotated in ink below the image on the mount.

The Grindelwald Glacier was one of the most breathtaking glacier formations in Switzerland, featuring towering ice structures and unusual shapes. By 1855, it had descended to the valley floor. In 1863, the Bernese company Schegg & Böhlen received a concession for commercial ice mining. The harvested ice blocks were transported to Interlaken and exported to Paris for use as a coolant. – Minimal fading in lower edge, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition with strong tones.