Welte-Mignon

M. Welte & Sons, Freiburg and New York was a manufacturer of orchestrions, organs and reproducing pianos, established in Vöhrenbach by Michael Welte (1807-1880) in 1832. From 1832 until 1932, the firm produced mechanical musical instruments of the highest quality. The firm’s founder, Michael Welte (1807-1880), and his company were prominent in the technical development and […]

Lake Misurina

Also: Lago di Misurina, Lago de Mesorìna. Grand Hotel Misurina (1800 m). Cristallospitze and Piz Popena. Lake Misurina is the largest natural lake of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m above sea level, near Auronzo di Cadore (Belluno). The lake’s perimeter is 2.6 km long, while the maximum depth is 5 m. 1908. Postcard to Gräfin […]