1915

Black and white photograph from page 24 of the 1913-1916 photo album.
Photograph shows a monument at Great St. Bernard pass, placed at the former site of a temple to Jupiter Poeninus. Inscription on the statue reads, "Deo optimo maximo." A portion of the Alps is visible behind the monument.
Photograph was likely taken during Wilder Penfield's trip to Europe in the spring of 1915.

image.photograph.black and white 8.8 x 6.3

English

Valais Alps (Switzerland).
Great Saint Bernard Pass (Italy and Switzerland).
Historic sites.
Monuments.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page24 -- image7

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Cross at the top of St. Bernard Pass, photograph. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page24 -- image7 . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved December 22, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=8529

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"Top of Grand St. Bernard Pass" handwritten on bottom of photograph.

Photograph is overexposed in bottom corners.

Great Saint Bernard Pass (Italy and Switzerland).

O/V Photograph Album (1913-1916)