Trein / spoorweg Jungfraubahn en de berg Eiger, Berner Alpen, Zwitserland after 1912

This photograph by Gebrüder Wehrli captures the Jungfraubahn railway ascending the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps. The image speaks to a specific moment in the history of technology and tourism. The Jungfraubahn, completed in 1912, represents an extraordinary feat of engineering, a symbol of human ambition to conquer nature. In Switzerland, the development of mountain railways had a huge impact on the local economy, opening up remote regions to tourism and transforming traditional ways of life. The image highlights the contrast between the natural grandeur of the Alps and the man-made structure of the railway, inviting us to consider the impact of industrial progress on the natural world. To understand this image fully, one might explore archives of engineering drawings, tourist brochures, and local histories. The photograph thus serves as a lens through which to examine the complex interplay of technological advancement, economic development, and cultural transformation in the early 20th century.