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Postcard of Myslowitz and the Dreikaiserreichsecke — the three empire's corner — where the Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German empires met. The left pane shows a Bismarck tower. The three emperors are Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Willhelm II of Germany, and Kaiser Franz-Joseph of Austria-Hungary.
Text:
Myslowitz O.S.
Dreikaiserreichsecke
Bismarckturm bei Myslowitz
Three Empire Corner
Bismarck Tower at Myslowitz
Reverse:
Postmarked January 12, 1911, ГРАНИЦА (border)
Dreikaiserreichsecke, No. 65, Verlag M.

Postcard of Myslowitz and the Dreikaiserreichsecke — the three empire's corner — where the Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German empires met. The left pane shows a Bismarck tower. The three emperors are Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Willhelm II of Germany, and Kaiser Franz-Joseph of Austria-Hungary.

Image text

Myslowitz O.S.

Dreikaiserreichsecke

Bismarckturm bei Myslowitz

Three Empire Corner

Bismarck Tower at Myslowitz



Reverse:

Postmarked January 12, 1911, ГРАНИЦА (border)

Dreikaiserreichsecke, No. 65, Verlag M.

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Thursday, June 25, 1914

"The line to Cracow runs to the E., near the Prussian frontier, for the most part through uninteresting country . . . junction for Myslowitz"

Quotation Context

From Baedeker's Travel Guide for Austria-Hungary, the description of part of the journey from Vienna to Cracow, and its only mention of Myslowitz and the Dreikaiserreichsecke — the three empire's corner — where the Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German empires met.

Source

Austria-Hungary, including Dalmatia and Bosnia : handbook for travellers by Karl Baedeker, page 370, copyright © 1911, publisher: Karl Baedeker, publication date: 1911

Tags

Myslowitz, Dreikaiserreichsecke, Three-Emperors, 1914-06-25