July 27, 2024
Tag: The Innsbruck Arch
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Arches: A Series, Part I The Innsbruck Arch, Innsbruck, Austria
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Postcard History is pleased to introduce Nate Dancer. In the coming weeks he will present our readers with a new series – Arches. This architectural tour on postcards includes illustrations and commentary on six of Western Civilization’s most beloved tributes.
Past Article
April 30, 2020 1 Comment
The suspension monorail was invented in England in the 1820s. The distinction is small but the first suspended railway was opened on June 25, 1825, using a patent recorded by Henry Palmer. It was built to carry bricks, but as an opening stunt it carried passengers. Through the next 75 years several iterations of the […]