Caption

View of a cog train between Rigi Kulm and Vitznau, Switzerland, Rigibahn, photograph, inscription: '150. =', number: '157', number: '139', number: '12869', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, 1871 - 1914, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 345 mm x width 266 mm, rack railway, Rigi Kulm, Vitznau, A sepia-toned landscape showing a narrow-gauge railway curving through a wooded hillside, with tracks running along a rocky embankment. A small steam locomotive with an attached open-sided car is visible on the tracks near the lower right, with a figure standing on the locomotive platform. Dense trees and foliage cover the left and foreground slopes, while rocky outcrops and scattered trees appear on the right hillside above the tracks. The railway winds into the distance, disappearing around a bend between the trees and cliffs, and a few utility poles line the track. The sky appears pale and slightly mottled.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B11_209

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Rights managed

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44.5Mb (11.4Mb) / 11.9in x 14.5in / 3568 x 4363 (300dpi)

Keywords

View cog train Rigi Kulm Vitznau Switzerland Rigibahn photograph inscription 150 = number 157 139 12869 photographer Giorgio Sommer 1871 - 1914 pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 345 mm x width 266 mm rack railway sepia-toned landscape showing narrow-gauge railway curving wooded hillside tracks running rocky embankment small steam locomotive attached open-sided car visible tracks near lower right figure standing locomotive platform Dense trees foliage cover left foreground slopes rocky outcrops scattered trees right hillside tracks railway winds distance disappearing bend trees cliffs utility poles line track sky pale slightly mottled