Restaurant met personeel, gasten en een man met een verrekijker bij station Eigergletsjer c. 1880 - 1910

This is a black and white photograph of a restaurant at the Eigergletscher station, taken by Photoglob & Co. The image captures a moment in time, likely in Switzerland, showcasing not only the imposing landscape of the Eiger mountain but also the social structures that enable its accessibility. Note the railway tracks, the people waiting, and the figures in service uniforms. The photograph speaks to a burgeoning culture of tourism and leisure, intertwined with technological and engineering feats. How did these new forms of transport alter social interactions and experiences of the natural world? What class dynamics were at play in this kind of tourism? These are the kinds of questions we can pursue by looking into archives of railway and tourism companies, and reading travelogues from the period.