A View of the village Rathewalde, Germany
Dublin Core
Title
A View of the village Rathewalde, Germany
Subject
Hohnstein, Germany
Rathewalde
Polenz River
Buttner’s Restaurant,
photographic postcard 1900-1910,
Lower Saxony
German landscapes
Rathewalde
Polenz River
Buttner’s Restaurant,
photographic postcard 1900-1910,
Lower Saxony
German landscapes
Description
1 postcard recto and verso.
A Panoramic View of the village Rathewalde, Germany
A Panoramic View of the village Rathewalde, Germany
Creator
Gebruder Metz. G.m.B.H.
Source
Within the village of Rathewalde, Germany the church and represented is still in existence.
Publisher
Gebruder Metz. G.m.B.H.
Date
Published circa 1906- 1908,
On recto: June 11' 1908 (hand written)
On recto: June 11' 1908 (hand written)
Format
JPEG
Language
ger: text, en: hand-written notes
Type
Still Image, Photographic Postcard with divided back, 3.5 x 5.5 in
Identifier
gc_rath_recto.jpg
gc_rath_verso.jpg
gc_rath_verso.jpg
Abstract
A color-tinted lithographic print of the village of Rathewalde, Germany in 1908. Situated along the Polenz River, and near the Saxon Switzerland National Park, the small village still features the church and idyllic houses that are featured in the view. No information could be found on Buttner's Restaurant outside of postcards produced from the same era.
Inscription on recto from top left:
Mrs. Henry A Heilbron, Mrs. M. Buente, Carl, Ella, Freida, Nina Heilbron, H. A. Heilbron, H. C. Heilbron, Andrew S. Heilbron, Gessie
Old Church 200 years old. Mrs. Kinnear
Written date: June 11' 1908
Inscription on recto from top left:
Mrs. Henry A Heilbron, Mrs. M. Buente, Carl, Ella, Freida, Nina Heilbron, H. A. Heilbron, H. C. Heilbron, Andrew S. Heilbron, Gessie
Old Church 200 years old. Mrs. Kinnear
Written date: June 11' 1908
References
For more information on the village see:
http://www.hohnstein.de/de/Tourismus/Ins-Land-geschaut/Ortsteile/Rathewalde
For more information on similar postcards that feature Buttner's Restaurant see:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lithographie-Rathenwalde-Panorama-Partie-im-Amselgrund-Restaurant-Buttner-/311271669360?pt=Ansichtskarte_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item48793cbe70
http://www.hohnstein.de/de/Tourismus/Ins-Land-geschaut/Ortsteile/Rathewalde
For more information on similar postcards that feature Buttner's Restaurant see:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lithographie-Rathenwalde-Panorama-Partie-im-Amselgrund-Restaurant-Buttner-/311271669360?pt=Ansichtskarte_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item48793cbe70
Provenance
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.
Rights Holder
For rights and permissions, please contact Caitlin Mealy, catydids515@gmail.com.
Publisher Location Item Type Metadata
Location
Tubingen, Germany
Producer
Gebruder Metz. G.m.B.H.
Collection
Citation
Gebruder Metz. G.m.B.H.
, “A View of the village Rathewalde, Germany,” Omeka 389, accessed December 14, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/389/items/show/571.