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BPLDC no.: 08_04_000460

Page Title: Old Tower of Modern Rathaus

Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection

Album: Volume 4: Austria.

Call no.: 4098B.104 v4 (p. 15)

Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn

Genre: Scrapbooks; Albumen prints

Extent: 1 photographic print mounted on page : albumen ; page 33 x 39 cm.

Description: Scrapbook page contains one photograph showing the Old Tower of the Rathaus and annotated information about the history of the site and detailing the clock and large statues on the front of the building.

Transcription: This tower with its curious old clock and corner of Council Chamber date from 1474. The statues are of two Bohemian kings, two Germans & two Austrian Emperors. In front of the Rathaus 1621 after the battle of White Hill 27 Protestant Bohemian nobles were executed. In 1633 by Wallenstein's command 11 officers of high rank were executed for cowardice at the battle of Iützen. The curious clock with its pictures and moving figure was placed in the tower in 1490-It strikes the hours from one to twenty four.

Notes: Page description supplied by cataloger, derived from captions and/or annotated information.

BPL Department: Print Department

Rights: No known restrictions.


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  • Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
  • License: CC BY 2.0
  • User: Boston Public Library BPL
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November—December 1894

  • Flickr upload date: 2010-03-18 13:34:56
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William Vaughn Tupper

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