Souvenir of the Eagle's Nest
NP, 1950 [?]. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #609376
Hand-made souvenir photo album of Adolf Hitler's Bavarian mountaintop aerie Kehlsteinhaus, known in English as 'The Eagles Nest', measuring 7 x 4 3/4 inches. Some of the images *may* be based in part on the photographs of the photographer Library of Congress identifies as 'Herr Bedo', this album is composed of 16 mounted photographs with captions supplied by hand, most right around 4 x 2 7/8 inches (some landscape, some portrait), with the opening image 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 inches. The images appear to be largely pre-1945, with exceptions such as 'The Big Tea Room' featuring a group of American soldiers in uniform, and the two post-bombing views of Hitler and Goring's houses. Presumably created for the postwar tourist trade (largely US military) of visitors to Berchtesgaden. Bound in blue cloth over marbled boards, images mounted on heavy brown card stock, hand-drawn cover label (reproduced as a photograph). Image captions: 1. Hitler's first home 'Haus Wachenfeld' 2. Hitler's home, 'Der Berghof' 3. Conference Hall 4. Conference hall with the big window 5. Conference hall entrace and fire place 6. Corner of the Conference hall 7. Guest room 8. Hitler's home how you see it now 9. Goring's house 10. Goring's house after the bomb raid 11. Road to the Eagle's Nest 12. Entrance to the lift of the Eagle's Nest 13. Tunnel to the lift 14. The big tea room of the Eagle's Nest 15. Dining room 16. The Eagle's Nest.
Price: $495.00