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Saalburg: Auf Wache [on guard]

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1619780


Item data

Title

Saalburg: Auf Wache [on guard]

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Army -- Ancient -- Rome

Names

Nebel, Carl (Artist)
Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1907

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Armies -- Roman -- To 499
Forts & fortifications
Night
Armor -- To 499
Arms & armament -- Roman+ -- To 499
Soldiers -- Roman+ -- To 499
Military facilities -- Roman -- To 499
Guards -- To 499
Watchdogs
Interiors -- To 499
Guardhouses

Genres

Conjectural Works
Postcards

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Carl Nebel 1907"--printed on image. "Postcard: Meisenbach Riffarth ; Berlin"

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 13.9 x 9 cm

Abstract

Saalburg is a Roman fort located northwest of Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany. It was a Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces. It is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany and functions as a museum.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af6726f0-c5bd-012f-2d0f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Saalburg: Auf Wache [on guard]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af6726f0-c5bd-012f-2d0f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1907). Saalburg: Auf Wache [on guard] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af6726f0-c5bd-012f-2d0f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Saalburg: Auf Wache [on guard]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af6726f0-c5bd-012f-2d0f-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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