Hidden in the archives of mountaineering history lies another precious black and white postcard, captured between 1900 and 1920.
Category Archives: Back in time
Between War and Peace. The military legacy of Vršič and its surroundings.
The Kobarid Museum. World War One Museum.
Slovenian memory of the Isonzo front
Story from the Isonzo Front
Soča Front – Isonzo Front
Even today, traces of blood are still visible on the blanket in which the first wounded soldier from the Soča Front was wrapped in 1915 and kept in the Kobarid Museum.
Erjavec Lodge at 1525m at Vršič (1916). A postcard from 1916 featuring Vršič Pass and Erjavčeva koča mountain hut would capture a scene of rustic charm amidst the breathtaking Julian Alps of Slovenia.
Marjan Pfeifer Sr., Erjavčeva Koča, and the snow-covered Martuljek Group in the background, Vršič, January 11, 1948.
How German mountain huts became Slovenian and how their names were changed.
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