Title
Town hall, Bern
Description
The flag symbolizes Bern, capital of Switzerland and a small city in its own right. According to legend, Bern was named after the first animal that its original settlers saw in the forests. The creature was a bear -- hence the name and figure on the flag.
Creator
Welch, Claude Emerson
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Sep-94
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC001
Box 4
PSC001_psc0283
PSC001__psc0283.tif
Coverage
Swiss
Bern
Date Created
7/10/2007
Is Part Of
Welch-Ludwig Collection
PSC001
Collection
Citation
Welch, Claude Emerson, “Town hall, Bern,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 29, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/25502.