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11.   Center of Leipzig (c. 1850)
Nineteenth-century Leipzig was both a cradle of culture and education and a major center of German and European commerce. The city was famous for its illustrious publishing houses, the ....
Center of Leipzig (c. 1850)
12.   Hamburg – Views of the Patriotic Society, the "Baumhaus," the Old Bourse, and the Hamburg-Berlin Train Station (late 1840s)
In the nineteenth century, illustrated color broadsheets became increasingly popular as a means for local populations to celebrate and publicize the unique features, achievements, and characteristics....
Hamburg – Views of the Patriotic Society, the
13.   Hamburg – Views of the Schweinemarkt (Pig Market), the New Bourse, the Jungfernstieg, and St. Michael’s Church (late 1840s)
Dating from the late 1840s, these colorful depictions of various architectural landmarks in Hamburg emphasize the contributions of this well-to-do Hanseatic city to the fields of architecture and....
Hamburg – Views of the Schweinemarkt (Pig Market), the New Bourse, the Jungfernstieg, and St. Michael’s Church (late 1840s)
14.   Hamburg – View of the City as Seen from the Alster (c. 1850)
One of the first members of the Hanseatic League, the city of Hamburg was a major commercial and political power in northern Europe during the medieval and early modern periods. Although the city....
Hamburg – View of the City as Seen from the Alster (c. 1850)
15.   "Farmer and Girl from Tegernsee in Upper Bavaria" (c. 1855)
Traditional costumes were and continue to be expressions of identity. Local dress held great symbolic....
"Farmer and Girl from Tegernsee in Upper Bavaria" (c. 1855)
16.   "Farmer from Mühlenbach" and "Woman from Black Forest" (c. 1860)
Traditional costumes were and continue to be expressions of identity. Local dress held great symbolic....
17.   Berlin People’s Kitchen (1860s)
Growing industrialization and urbanization in the mid-nineteenth century made the social question – and public care for the poor, in particular – more urgent. Certainly, some municipal facilities....
Berlin People’s Kitchen (1860s)
18.   One of the First Advertisement Pillars Designed by Ernst Litfaß in Berlin (c. 1860)
In order to control the "wild" posting of advertisements and announcements on buildings, walls, and trees, Berlin's police president negotiated a contract with the royal printer Ernst Listfaß (1816-1874)....
One of the First Advertisement Pillars Designed by Ernst Litfaß in Berlin (c. 1860)
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