Arthur Vogel
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Wilhelm Arthur Vogel was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the Ore Mountains
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Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
Wilhelm Arthur Vogel (2 April 1868–4 March 1962) was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the Ore Mountains
.
Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
Wilhelm Arthur Vogel (2 April 1868–4 March 1962) was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the Ore Mountains
.
Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
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Life and works
Vogel was born on 2 April 1868 in Schwarzenberg. After attending primary school in Schwarzenberg and the trade school in ChemnitzChemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
Bobbin lace
Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the...
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
Ore Mountain Club
The Ore Mountain Club is one of the oldest and most tradition-steeped local history, mountain and hiking clubs in Germany. The club was founded in 1878. After the Second World War the club and its many branches were banned by the East German authorities, but it was refounded in West Germany in...
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He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
Wilhelm Arthur Vogel (2 April 1868–4 March 1962) was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
.
Life and works
Vogel was born on 2 April 1868 in Schwarzenberg. After attending primary school in Schwarzenberg and the trade school in ChemnitzChemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
Bobbin lace
Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the...
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
Ore Mountain Club
The Ore Mountain Club is one of the oldest and most tradition-steeped local history, mountain and hiking clubs in Germany. The club was founded in 1878. After the Second World War the club and its many branches were banned by the East German authorities, but it was refounded in West Germany in...
.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
Wilhelm Arthur Vogel (2 April 1868–4 March 1962) was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
.
Life and works
Vogel was born on 2 April 1868 in Schwarzenberg. After attending primary school in Schwarzenberg and the trade school in ChemnitzChemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
Arthur Vogel went into the fashion accessory
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's Schloßstraße 4. He kept the company name of Wilhelm Vogel when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included bobbin lace yarn and products of all kinds
Bobbin lace
Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the...
, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
. He was also a member of the Ore Mountain Club
Ore Mountain Club
The Ore Mountain Club is one of the oldest and most tradition-steeped local history, mountain and hiking clubs in Germany. The club was founded in 1878. After the Second World War the club and its many branches were banned by the East German authorities, but it was refounded in West Germany in...
.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.