Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Waters of Health

Vintage postcard of the Acque della Salute (Waters of Health) thermal baths, LivornoA not-so-subtle way of alluding to the curative powers of the “Acque della Salute” (Waters of Health).Panoramic view of Acque della Salute (Waters of Health) thermal baths in 1912, LivornoA panoramic view of the thermal baths in 1912.

(Postcards digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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12 comments:

Luis Gomez said...

This is so wonderful VP.

Lois Evensen said...

Terrific old images. I love old post cards.

Jack said...

The first card is so funny!!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh that's a classic fun shot for today VP, the thermal baths do look very impressive though!

Babzy.B said...

very funny postcard ;)

Dina said...

Ah, the grand old thermal baths of Europe.
Is Livorno's still in use?

Unknown said...

What a fantastic funny Art Nouveau postcard on top!

Cezar and Léia said...

Thermal baths in Livorno, this is somewhat surprising to me. Are there still some of those?
God bless you!
Cezar

Halcyon said...

I love these looks back in time.

cieldequimper said...

I'll join all the others in saying that's funny! I wish I could go to a thermal bath right now, it is too hot and too sticky here.

La sonrisa de Hiperion said...

Estupendas todas las cosas que nos dejas. Siempre un placer pasar por tu casa.

Saludos y un abrazo.

mammadeglialieni said...

ho una bellissima foto di un matrimonio del 1932 nel salone delle terme, una bellissima tavolata, abiti lunghi...mia suocera era una piccola bambina di 4/5 anni...un salone meraviglioso.
è un vero peccato vedere come è ridotto oggi.
anzi, direi che è proprio una vergogna.