The Great St Bernard Pass Swiss Alps Hospice Et Lac c1903 Trade Ad Card

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The Great St Bernard Pass Swiss Alps Hospice Et Lac c1903 Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS - THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE ACTUAL CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 '' OR  7 cm. X 11 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL
c1903 TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE GREAT ST BERNARD PASS
ALPS
SWITZERLAND
NICE IMAGE:
THE PASS
HOSPICE ET LAC
HOSPIZ DEM SEE
A ST. BERNARD DOG WITH THE TRADITIONAL CASKET AROUND THE NECK.
BLOOMING NATIVE ALPINE SELDANELLE OF THE ALPES
NOTE:
I HAVE MORE THAN ONE CARD FROM THIS SERIES ON NOW AND THE
IMAGE ON THE BACK OF THE CARD ABOVE MAY NOT BE FROM THIS CARD.
THIS CARD IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
THE COLORS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND VIBRANT.
IT WAS NEVER GLUED INTO AN ALBUM.
BUT IT WAS IN AN ALBUM WITH CORNER MOUNTS.
THERE MAY BE DEPRESSIONS/FLAWS IN THE CORNERS
WHERE THE ALBUM CORNER MOUNTS WERE.
VERY MILD AGE-TONING (PATINA).
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROX. 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 ''
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE
ACTUAL CARD SO YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL.
THIS SHOULD INTEREST YOU IF YOU COLLECT ITEMS ABOUT:
Rocks, Geology, Nature, Natural Curiosities,  Geography, Mountain Climbing,
History, Hiking, Snow, Skiing - Ski, Physical Sciences, Europe -  European. Tour - Tourist,
Vacation, Holiday, Winter Sports
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The Great St Bernard Pass (Fr. Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard) is the most ancient pass through the
Western Alps, with evidence of use as far back as the Bronze Age, surviving traces of the Roman road
and more recently the path of Napoleon's army into Italy in 1800. Saint Bernard of Menthon founded a
hospice for travellers in 1049, which later became famous for its St. Bernard dogs. The hospice still
functions, occupying two buildings, of 1560 and 1898 (illustration, right). Pope Pius XI confirmed
Bernard as patron saint of the Alps in 1923.
The pass runs northeast-southwest through the Valais Alps at an elevation of 2,469 m (8,101 ft).
From the north (Switzerland), the route to the pass follows the Dranse River valley above Martigny, then
into the wild and desolate valley of the Dranse d'Entremont.
FROM: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_St_Bernard_Pass
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