This illustration shows the so-called Chateau de Chillon, more commonly known now as Chillon Castle, which sits on a promontory into Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
Société Graphique Neuchatel
This card shows four views of Lucene, at the top, two views of the city from an elevated vantage point.
Color-Photo Kunstverlan Th. Rietschi, Luzern
An unusual subject for a postcard: a scene from the Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Match Girl. This is a lenticular postcard, which changes the image slightly when the view is altered from right to left, giving a slight sense of 3-D. As a result, the scan appears a bit blurry.
Printing Studio AG, 3D-Color Dept., Zurich
The last postcard in this series is a photo of the Château de Chillon, built on a promontory extending into Lake Geneva, Switzerland. It is much larger than it appears from the angle of the photo, as most of it extends back from the current point of view.
Société Graphique Neuchâtel
This postcard is an elevated view of the bridge across the outflow of the Reuss River (at right) as it enters Lake Lucerne. In the near background is the Lucerne Train Station, and the far background is lined with Alps.
Edition Photoglob, Zurich
This postcard is a closeup of the famous memorial to the Swiss Guards who defended the French Monarchy against the revolutionary mobs in France in 1792. The card has as its only legend the Swiss name Löwendenkmal.
Edition Photoglob, Zurich
The scenery changes to Switzerland this week, and begins with a view of the Kappelbrücke and Pilatus, the mountain in the background. As indicated on the image, the mountain is 2132m high. More recent measurements indicate a hight of 2128m. This appears to be a painted photo.
Edition Photoglob, Zurich