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Gondolas on the Grand Canal with the Ca' d'Oro, Venice, Italy, circa 1910

Subjects
Boating & CanoeingTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Gondolas on the Grand Canal with the Ca' d'Oro, Venice, Italy, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Gondolas on the Grand Canal with the Ca' d'Oro, Venice, Italy, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Gondoliers pole their black gondolas across the green water of Venice's Grand Canal, with the ornate Gothic facade of the Ca' d'Oro — its pointed arcades and tracery picked out in pink and ochre — rising on the left bank. Moored poles line the water in front of the palazzi, and a domed church closes the view in the distance. The Ca' d'Oro, built for the Contarini family in the 15th century, is among the best-preserved examples of Venetian Gothic palace architecture on the canal.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Venice, Oct 16 We arrived here this morning. We were taken to our hotel and had a meal. Then a walk. This is the view from my hotel window. This is an interesting city on canals. Imagine, water, water everywhere, little canals, streets — everything. photo. Cairo

VENEZIA Canal Grande e Chiesa della Salute. Le Grand Canal et l'Eglise de la Salute. The Grand Canal and the Church of La Salute. Canal Grande und Kirche La Salute. 4338-11
PostmarkedVenice, January 13, 1937
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Schlag

1735 N. 58th St, Milwaukee, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Venice
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. R. A. Schlag, 1735 N. 58th St, Milwaukee, WI
Place depictedVenice, Italy
Place mentionedCanal Grande, Venice
Stamp1c Vittorio Emanuele III, red
NotesWhite border with a rough, deckled edge; grainy stippled surface typical of early color-printed cards. Postmark: VENEZIA FERROVIA 13-1-37 37-XV / VISITATE L'ITALIA. Divided back, thin white border, tinted (non-linen, non-glossy) print; light edge wear and slight discoloration.

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Gondolas on the Grand Canal with the Ca' d'Oro, Venice, Italy, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gondolas-on-the-grand-canal-with-the-ca-doro-venice-italy-ci. Accessed October 25, 2026.