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Tourism - Charles Hallo, known as Alo (1882-1969) - Railways…
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Tourism - Charles Hallo, known as Alo (1882-1969) - Railways…
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Tourism - Charles Hallo, known as Alo (1882-1969) - Railways of Alsace and Lorraine. Thann. 1929. Printer Serre, Paris. 105.5x76cm. Original poster, lithograph, canvas-backed. Condition A. Thann is situated in the south-west of the Haut-Rhin department, at the entrance to the Thur valley, at the foot of the Vosges mountains. A well-known local legend recounts the origins of Thann. Bishop Ubaldo of Gubbio, Italy, died in 1160. Known for his prodigies, he entrusted his episcopal ring to his servant, but the latter inadvertently ripped off his thumb as he tried to take it back. Sticking his finger in the socket of his bumblebee, a pilgrim's staff, he crossed the Alps to return home, whether in Lorraine or Flanders. He arrived at the present site of the town of Thann on 1 July 1161 and fell asleep under a pine tree. When he woke up, he noticed that his drone had taken root, while at the same time the Count of Ferrette, from his castle (L'Engelbourg), watched three lights blaze in the forest. When the servant told him that he was carrying a relic, the lord saw this as an expression of the divine will to erect a church in honour of this Italian bishop, now known locally as Saint-Thiébaut. And immediately, the drone separated. Traditionally, three fir trees are burnt in the church square every year on the evening of 30 June, a celebration known as the Cremation of the Three Firs.
Reference: Affiches touristiques d'Alo, 2001. G. Hallo and C. Finon. N°114.
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