Ristorante del Villaggio Alpino

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Title Proper/Title Text
Ristorante del Villaggio Alpino

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.

Dimensions Description
14 x 9 cm.

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

General Subject Terms

• Restaurants

Related Built Environment Objects

• Village of the Alpine Club

Descriptive Note Text

This postcard features a picturesque color illustration of the Villaggio Alpino restaurant. In the foreground stands a young waitress dressed in traditional Alpine attire, while a family scene unfolds nearby: an elegantly dressed woman with her child at the counter and the father close at hand. The composition evokes the charm of an idealized mountain village, complete with Alpine peaks rising in the background. The postcard also serves as an advertisement for a wine and salami merchant based in Turin.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-VOAC-0017