Spa Park Bad Homburg, Fountain Installation with Visitors, 1937

Spa guests and children at the open-air staircase of a fountain or monument installation in the spa park at Bad Homburg, 1937.

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The still shows visitors in the Kurpark Bad Homburg on a multi-tiered open staircase flanked by stone pedestals with figural sculptures. Elegantly dressed gentlemen—one with a walking stick—stand on the upper steps, while two girls in white summer dresses descend the stairs. The image points to the well-maintained spa operations that distinguished Bad Homburg as an elegant spa resort. In the 1937 travel film, such shots serve to illustrate the bourgeois clientele of the spa facilities, their representative park architecture, and the relaxed atmosphere of the bathing operations. The scene exemplifies the type of German spa resort as it is presented in the film alongside Wiesbaden as a counterpoint to the historical cityscapes along the travel route.

Resolution 7680 × 4320 px (33,2 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1937
Location Bad Homburg
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH