JULY 1921 – A colorized postcard print shows the restaurant at Lake Uglei in Sielbeck near Eutin in Germany, with its 600 year old giant oak. Photo © Julius Simonsen
The story behind the image
As you know, I’m interested in all things Ost-Holstein, the area in Northern Germany situated between Eutin, Oldenburg in Holstein, Fehmarn, and Lübeck. That’s because about quarter of my ancesters comes from here (the other half comes, more or less, from the Schleswig-Flensburg area.)
This is an interesting postcard (sent in July 1921) that I acquired recently. It shows the restaurant at lake Uglei in Sielbeck near Eutin. Since 1891, it was operated by August Holzbach, the former manager of the Voss Haus in Eutin, a premium hotel situated directly at the lake.
Holzbach had been a really smart manager and started designing and selling souvenirs. Postcards would send the word of the beautiful space (in the middle of nowhere) into the world. Even back then, a beautiful spot was not enough any longer. He had been looking for a unique feature that would attract visitors. He found it in the giant oak in front of the building. It was said to be 600 years old, 30 meters tall with a tree trunk of 5 meters circumference.
While this is clearly not a photo but a colorized print based on a photo, I really like the colors and think it makes a good wall decoration.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1921 |
| Photographer | Julius Simonsen |
| Location | Eutin, Germany |
| Image Source | 13.8 x 9 cm postcard (ID 4252) |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4206 x 2515 Pixels |
| Copyright | Photo by Julius Simonsen, Scan by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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