Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 87

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936) JUNGFRAUBAHN / JUNGFRAUJOCH. 1928.
40 1/2x25 1/4 inches, 103x64 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich.
Condition B+: sharp vertical and horizontal folds; minor restoration in margins and corners.
Construction of the the Jungfrau Railway, which climbed up the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland's Bernese Alps, began in 1898 and was completed in 1912. The railway climbs 11,330 feet, making its terminus the highest spot in Europe accessible by train. This is the smaller format, German version. Cardinaux 118, Paradis p. 2 (var), Sports d'Hiver p. 106.