Fiends of the Alps
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The Matterhorn, Switzerland. In every mountain district maturely dissected by glaciers, are to be found sharp horns of large base and especially of the com-bridges. They are further in contrast with the latter by having an approximately pyramidal form, and a base most frequently a triangle with flatly in-curving sides. They appear most frequently at the junction points of the comb-ridges between three or more important snow-fields. Such forms are generally termed "horns" in the Alps, and the word being of the same form in English, it may well be retained as a technical expression. The Matterhorn in Switzerland is the type par excellence, though similar and almost equally striking examples are numerous."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 012 022
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Fiends of the Alps
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The Matterhorn, Switzerland. In every mountain district maturely dissected by glaciers, are to be found sharp horns of large base and especially of the com-bridges. They are further in contrast with the latter by having an approximately pyramidal form, and a base most frequently a triangle with flatly in-curving sides. They appear most frequently at the junction points of the comb-ridges between three or more important snow-fields. Such forms are generally termed "horns" in the Alps, and the word being of the same form in English, it may well be retained as a technical expression. The Matterhorn in Switzerland is the type par excellence, though similar and almost equally striking examples are numerous."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 012 022
You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here.
Want more? You can find more digital resources online.
We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons; however, certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version may apply. To read more about what “no known restrictions” means, please visit the Special Collections & Archives website, or contact staff at the OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center for details.