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Switzerland - Rosenlaui, Falls of Reichenbach (2)

Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Reichenbach Falls. Rosenlaui is the highest settlement in the alpine valley of Reichenbachtal with its water, the Reichenbach, forming the Reichenbach Falls before joining the Aare at Meiringen. The Falls have a total drop of 250 metres and are known worldwide as the setting where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero, Sherlock Holmes, fights to the death with his archnemesis.. Slide number 26 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1

Picture No
10903247
Media ID
44896225
Size
4644px x 4644px (13.6MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Lantern slide
Date
circa 1890s

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