On Board the Steamship of the Sächsische Steamship Company

On Board the Steamship of the Sächsische Steamship Company

Stadt Wehlen
Lower Saxony, Germany
Paddle boats
Elbe River
Sächsische Steamship Company
Transportation--1900-1910
Leisure Time Activities--1900-1910

1 postcard recto and verso.

A View of a Stadt Wehlen Steamboat sailing along the Elbe River in Stadt Wehlen

Engler, Hugo

Photographed in Wehlen, Germany, the Stadt Wehlen steamboat began giving river cruises in 1879, and still occur presently on the Elbe River. It is the oldest original river cruise steamboat still in use.

Engler, Hugo

Published 1907-1914

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Photographic postcard with divided back, 3.5 x 5.5. in.

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River cruises were particularly popular along the Elbe River, occurring between Dresden and the picturesque “Saxon Switzerland” to the south. One can still get a sense of the relaxed elegance of such cruises since the Stadt Wehlen, the oldest dating from 1879, and eight more are still active. They are owned and operated by the Sächsische Dampfschiffahrts Company, which claims to be the largest and oldest paddle steamer fleet in the world.

Inscripton on recto:

Summer of 1908

For more information see: http://www.paddlesteamers.info/ElbeDresden.htm

Original Collection passed from Gertrude Kinnear to her sister Luree Jobe to her daughter Eleanor Jobe, who left it to her niece Elizabeth A. Mealy who left it to her granddaughter Caitlin Mealy.

For rights and permissions, please contact Caitlin Mealy, catydids515@gmail.com.

Dresden, Germany

Engler, Hugo