1910s Salt Storehouses Salzspeicher Lübeck Germany Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This antique monochromatic postcard features the Salzspeicher (Salt Warehouses) in Lübeck, Germany, titled Alter Speicher an der Trave. The image captures the iconic row of six historic brick buildings along the Trave River, built between the 16th and 18th centuries to store salt mined near Lüneburg. These stepped-gable structures are a prime example of Brick Gothic architecture and were a vital part of the city's Hanseatic trade history. The scene includes small rowboats docked along the waterfront and reflections on the calm river surface.

Details

Era: Divided Back (c. 1915–1925)
City: Lübeck
State: Schleswig-Holstein
Region: Northern Germany
Country: Germany
Topic: Salt Warehouses, Hanseatic Architecture, River Landscapes, Brick Gothic Style, Lübeck History, Trave River
Condition: Uncirculated
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Ludwig Möller, Lübeck
Printer: Likely German
Print Type: Phototypie / Collotype

Additional Information

The reverse side of the card features a divided back with the German header Postkarte and a vertical divider. The publisher is identified along the left edge as Verlag von Ludwig Möller, Lübeck. Möller used this specific font and layout on the back of his cards primarily during the late imperial period and the early Weimar Republic This specific typography and the clean divided layout are characteristic of German postcards produced in the years following the first World War through the early 1920s. These buildings, located next to the Holstentor gate, were famously used as a backdrop for the 1922 silent film Nosferatu and remain a central landmark of the city's UNESCO World Heritage old town.

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