Record Name | Hs_1360-0173-002 |
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Photographer | Krenn, Anton |
Dating | ca. 9/1924 |
Caption | On September 24, 1924, a landslide destroyed part of the village of Someo in the Valle Maggia and claimed ten lives. The frequent landslides in Ticino were a consequence of the large-scale clearing of the protective forests for the timber trade in the 19th century. In the house it was possible to free from the stable a cow that had been trapped for 13 days |
Caption (German) | Am 24. September 1924 zerstörte ein Erdrutsch einen Teil des Dorfs Someo im Valle Maggia und forderte zehn Todesopfer. Die häufigen Erdrutsche im Tessin waren eine Folge der grossflächigen Rodungen der Schutzwälder für den Holzhandel im 19. Jahrhundert. In dem Hause konnte man aus dem Stall eine Kuh befreien, die 13 Tage eingeschlossen war |
Physical description | Fotografie : Silbergelatine-Abzug, auf Karton montiert |
Format | Spezialmass |
Special size | 12,2 x 17 cm |
Colour | schwarz/weiss |
Orientation | Querformat |
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License | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Copyright notice | ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Krenn, Anton / Hs_1360-0173-002 / CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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