On his first trip to Switzerland in 1878, Mark Twain noted that "regions which were unvisited and unknown remoteness a hundred years ago, are in our days a buzzing hive of restless strangers." Though most of Switzerland looks completely untouched by man, Twain was likely noting the tremendous feat of Swiss infrastructure that includes railways, trams, funiculars, cablecars, and endless hiking trails. While World War I raged on, Switzerland focused its efforts on drawing the population to its bountiful beauty.
This is part 4 of a 6-part series on Swiss Travel Posters:
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| 1940 Switzerland All-electric trains everywhere (artist unknown) |
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| c1940 Basel artist Fritz Buhler |
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| c1940 Chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois (artist unknown) |
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| c1940 Lugano artist Franco Barberis |
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| c1940 Pontresina, Engadine artist Martin Peikert |
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| c1940 Serpiano Brusino Arsizio Lago di Lugano (artist unknown) |
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| c1940 Switzerland The Electric Gotthard Line artist Karl Hindenlang |
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| c1940 Weisswaren im Printemps (artist unknown) |
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| 1941 Bad Vulpera Tarasp Engadin artist Hugo Laubi |
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| 1942 Davos artist Willi Trapp |
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| 1942 Gstaad (artist unknown) |
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| 1942 Lausanne-Ouchy Cité de la Jeunesse artist André Simon |
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| 1942 Montreux Territet, Clarens artist Walter Herdeg |
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| 1942 Valais Suisse artist Erich Hermès |
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| 1943 Bad Schuls-Tarasp-Vulpera artist Martin Peikert |
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| 1943 Baden Die Mineralreichste Therme der Schweiz artist Alois Carigiet |
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| 1943 Glarnerland Walensee artist Otto Baumberger |
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| 1943 Ollon XIIIme Fête régionale des Musiques de L'Est artist Frédéric Rouge |
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| 1943 Rigi artist Albert Rüegg |
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| 1943 Ticino artist Daniele Buzzi |
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| 1943 Villars-Palace Alpes Vaudoises (artist unknown) |
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| 1943 Wengen Jungfraugebiet artist K. Cecile Borter |
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| 1944 Locarno artist Daniele Buzzi |
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| 1944 Lugano artist Walter Monticelli |
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| 1944 Skilift Urnäsch am Säntis artist A. Blank |
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| 1945 Champéry Valais Suisse artist Martin Peikert |
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| c1945 Fribourg artist Willy Jordan |
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| c1945 Fribourg artist Willy Jordan |
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| 1946 Suisse La Ligne électrique du Simplon artist Hans Jegerlehner |
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| 1948 Don't waste time when travelling to Switzerland - fly direct by Swissair artist Henri Ott |
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| 1948 Förläng Sommaren Flyg med Swissair till Schweiz artist Henri Ott |
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| 1948 Swissair artist Bernhard Reber |
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| c1948 Grindelwald Suisse-Switzerland artist C. Koller |
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| 1949 Fêtes de Genève 12-13-14-15 Aout 1949 artist Henri Fehr |
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| 1949 Furka-Oberalp artist Hernert Leupin |
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| 1949 Gurtenbahn Bern artist H. Wyler |
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| 1949 Le Valais Pays du Soleil artist Herbert Berthold Libiszewski |
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| 1949 Lötschberg artist Erich Hermès |
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| 1949 Vacanze in Svizzera artist Donald Brun |
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| 1950 Montreux Suisse 100 Ans de Tourisme 1850-1950 (artist unknown) |
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| 1950 Pontresina artist Martin Peikert |
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| c1950 Berner Oberland Schweiz artist Edi Hauri |
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| c1950 Braunwald 1300-1900m artist Fritz Rudolf Hug |
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| c1950 La Linea del Brünig Lucerna - Interlaken artist Fritz Karl Zbinden |
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