Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #6

Postcard #6: "Typical German Farm Home"
Stöckel Farbfoto Karte Nr. 5950
Schlagenhaufer (-Döring)

I love this postcard. I want a huge version of it on the wall in our house. Who knows what she is looking at, but I'm sure it is fabulous.


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Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #5

Postcard #5: "Scheidender Tag"
Nr. 1611: Scheidender Tag (Hocheder)
Farbenaufnahme von Jos. Jul. Schatz
Kunstverlag Georg Michel, Nürnberg-O
"Die Welt in Farben"

"Scheidender Tag" literally means "Separating Day" - I am not sure if that's pointing to the separation in the clearing, the clouds and blue sky, or something more cultural. On the back, it does clarify and say "Hochende" which is high.


Regardless, beautiful. It reminds me of driving through Bayern and descending on the town of Lindau - the Swiss Alps beckoned in the distance and they were beautiful like this.


Programming note: I started a series of old postcards that my Grandpa bought during his stay in WWII. He was stationed in Freising, near München, as well as in Österreich. Refer to this postcard label to see the full collection so far.


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Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #4

Postcard #4: "Segelschüle am Ammersee"
Echte Photographie
Verlag A. Steinbrecht, Diessen

Where I enjoyed 2 weeks leave

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Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #3

Postcard #3: "Town on Ammersee Lake"
Fotostöckel - Hannover 1
Stöckel-Farbfoto-Karte Nr. 5930, Aufn.: Roscher

A town on [A]mmersee lake where I was at rest camp-

I can't fully identify this town - it could be Schondorf but the church in that town is not next to the lake. The next closest fit is Diessen - I have another postcard (#4, forthcoming) of sailing boats and the text "Where I enjoyed 2 weeks leave."

Anyone know?

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Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #2

Postcard #2: "Blick auf den Walchensee"
Die Welt in Farben
Nr. 1612: Farbenaufnahme von Jos. Jul. Schätz
Kunstverlag Georg Michel, Nürnberg-O

On a few of these, my Grandfather write "Emmersee lake" or "south of Emmersee lake" when the true spelling is Ammersee. (Perhaps the military called it something different? I researched on Wikipedia but couldn't find a history of name changes anywhere."


The text says:

A lake south of [A]mmersee lake

I love this picture - it faces southwest, with the Alps in the background (Garmisch-Partenkirchen would be in the valley before the alps). The small town to the right of the outshoot is Walchensee.

Check out this recent photo from a very similar viewpoint.

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Old German Postcards (Alte Deutsche Postkarten) - #1

Both of my grandfathers served in World War II - my maternal g-pa served in the Pacific, and my paternal g-pa served in Europe. A few days ago, I got a package in the mail with a bunch of old postcards and a few pictures - with a note:

Scott,
While going through some boxes in storage I ran across these pictures. Enjoy. G-pa.

My grandparents know how fascinated I am with Germany - I've spent long moments staring at my G-pas authentic stein in their living room (long story about that...). He shipped out just as the war was wrapping up and spent most of his time taking German soldiers back to their hometowns and studying in Freising (just north of München - near the airport). Ryan and I were able to go to Freising for a night in 2006.

Postcard #1: "Typical German Village of the Farm Type"
Stöckel-Farbfoto-Karte Nr. 5948, Aufn: Schlagenhaufer (-Döring)



There are quite a few more and I'm so excited about them I just might post more in the future...

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