The stock files of Ernest H. Robl include a variety of European coverage. While the most diverse coverage is available for Austria, there is also coverage of France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Great Britain. There is a strong focus on transportation coverage, particularly railroads, for all of the above countries, but that coverage overlaps with and includes many scenics, travel subjects, and photos that will work in other contexts.
Austria is a major stock specialty, with 3,000+ images. Photos go back to the mid 1970s, showing changes that have taken place in some areas. Some major subjects:
Vienna: Downtown including, Hofburg (old imperial palace), St. Stephan's Cathedral (exteriors, interiors, and views over city from steeple), Parliament, Rathaus (City Hall), Nationalbibliothek (National Library), other major buildings; statues and memorials for famous composers; Vienna International Centre (home to many United Nations agencies); main shopping streets downtown (including some photos with Christmas decorations) ; railroad stations; local transit systems (including streetcars, subways, etc.); etc. Photos were made during various seasons and include some winter snow scenes.
Salzburg: Downtown streets and scenes, including churches and cathedrals; fortress, including architectural details; views from fortress of city and Salzach River; Getreidegasse, the old main shopping street, with its many historic shop signs (and a McDonald's fast food restaurant!); many of the locations where the "Sound of Music" was filmed. Memorial to Gruber and Mohr at Oberndorf, nearby small town where "Silent Night" was written and first performed.
Innsbruck: Early morning and twilight views. "Golden Roof," triumph arch, and other well-known structures. Narrow side streets with a variety of interesting architecture. Variety of activity at main railroad station. Nearby small towns on route up to Brenner (border with Italy).
Scenics And Small Towns: Many scenics and views of small towns, ranging from eastern section of country to border with Switzerland; the Abby at Melk and other views along the Danube; farms; mountain roads; mountain vistas; lakes; etc. Some snow scenes. (Rural scenics indexed by region).
Railroads: Many views of and from some of the most scenic railroad lines in the world, including both main lines and narrow gauge branches; views from and of locomotive cabs. Coverage of railroads ranges from commuter trains, inter-city and long-distance passenger trains, freight trains and preserved steam locomotives (active and in museum settings).
Ernest H. Robl was born in Vienna and speaks and reads German fluently. The photos are from numerous trips. In addition to the stock file, he also maintains extensive reference material on Austria. If you need an image from Austria that isn't mentioned above, please ask.
Yes, windmills, but also commercial activities and small towns. A few highlights:
Enkhuizen: Literally at the end of one of the Netherlands' many railroad lines, this small seaport presents the kinds of images that probably come to mind if you imagine a small Dutch town -- a harbor full of pleasure and commercial fishing boats, a medieval defense tower, canals spanned by white lift bridges, neat narrow backstreets, and even an outdoor museum that presents important aspects of Dutch culture.
Delft: No stoneware, for which this city is known. Rather, these photos look at this city's back streets and canals -- a good example of an older Dutch industrial town that's managed to retain its charm.
Utrecht: Focus on the diverse collection of this city's Railroad Museum, but a few back-street views and bicycle traffic are included, too. (With little indigenous railroad industry, the Dutch rolling stock in this museum shows English, German and French influences, and includes such historic equipment as early wooden cars of the type used in the first Orient Express.)
Rotterdam: Commercial activity in one of the world's most important ports, including a container ship from Singapore being unloaded at one of the many container terminals.
Amsterdam: Primarily the beehive of activity around the main railroad station, including the station square, canal tour boats, etc.
London: Scenic views of London (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, etc; double-decker buses and taxis, too!).
Docklands Light Railway: The controversial newest link in London's transit system which operates under computer control without drivers in the individual trains.
Channel Tunnel Construction Site: Views of the construction site (access shaft -- the actual tunnel entrance on a more gradual slope is several miles away) below the cliffs of Dover. Narrow gauge construction trains entering the shaft as well as general views of the area which include the construction site and the town and port in the background (including a Channel ferry docked there). Made in 1988. (See info on more recent Chunnel coverage under France below.)
Other Transportation Subjects: Various British sites -- Passenger and freight transportation, including IC125 high speed passenger trains, commuter trains, handling of freight containers at the BR Freightliner depot in the London suburb of Stratford, etc. (Also, the railway museum at York.)
France: Primarily rail travel subjects, but with general photos of Paris. TGV high speed trains between Paris and Lyon and between Paris and Geneva, Switzerland. (Includes multiple TGVs inside and outside the station in Paris and on-board photos, both in passenger area and on engine; some photos in the station at Lyon.)
Switzerland: Rail travel subjects at Basel, Bern, Brig, Geneva (TGV and Spanish Talgos), and other locations.
German Railroads: Focus on railroads, particularly the new ICE high speed trains, including photos of and from the ICE trains with a ride on the engine on the dedicated high speed track north of Fulda. The latter show the quality of the right of way and the investment necessary for that line -- including many long bridges and tunnels. Also activity at Cologne's busy station.
[Rev. 2000/11]
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