Original card envelope containing views
Some fairly typical tourist shots of Venice. Not too much has changed, given these were taken over 100 years ago. Cards often had the text and photos printed haphazardly, as you can sometimes see here. Click on each to get a larger version to view.
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The Views
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Entrance to the Doges Palace, Venice, Italy.
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View on the Grand Canal, showing the Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy.
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A corner of Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy.
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Canals and trees, Venice, Italy.
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View on the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy.
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The Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy.
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The famous lion of St Mark's, Venice, Italy.
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The Palace of the Doges, Venice, Italy.
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A corner of St. Mark's and the Palace of the Doges, Venice, Italy.
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Feeding the pigeons in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy.
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Mooring posts for gondolas, Venice, Italy.
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Typical canal scene, Venice, Italy.
I was lucky enough to go to Venice about three years ago, and it is shockingly the same. The big difference now is that the Venice of today is in color. ๐
ReplyDeleteHaha! Always an advantage. ๐ Lovely place to wander around.
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