Alphorn Historic Postcard Archive

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Comprehensive archive, assembled by Dr Frances Jones, of over 350 historic pictorial postcards documenting alphorns and their players in the mountain landscape, from 1900 to 1950.

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Explore the photographic record of this wooden Swiss folk instrument as documented through the medium of the monochrome postcard. The image of a Swiss alphorn played in a mountain landscape was an iconic symbol of Switzerland for the tourist: on a postcard it conveyed the delights of an idyllic holiday in the mountains to those back home. See how the instrument varied in shape, size and style.

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The collection will be of particular interest to those curious about Swiss culture, history and tourism, folk instruments and ethnomusicology.

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Dr Frances Jones, PhD

UK expert on the Swiss Alpine Horn
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