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Lt. Commander Sir Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera: The Story behind the “Sound of Music”
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Lt. Commander Sir Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera: The Story behind the “Sound of Music”

Related Links:

To the last salute : memories of an Austrian U-Boat commander - University of Alberta Library

The story of the Trapp Family Singers, [1st ed.] - University of Alberta Library

The Trapp-family book of Christmas songs; [music] - University of Alberta Library

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015) - IMDB

The Trapp Family (1956) (English version of German film) - IMDB

Agathe von Trapp: Memories Before and After The Sound of Music

The Austro-Hungarian Concession, Tientsin

The Georg & Agathe Foundation

Austrian Studies, Vol. 20, 2012 - Colonial Austria: Austria and the Overseas - CCID required

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"Map of Foreign Concessions in Tianjin, China" NB: Oesterreich-Ungarn = Austro-Hungarian

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Austrian and German soldiers storming the fort at Taku. The English translation of the German text is "Austrian and German marines storm the northwest fortification at Taku, 17 June, 1900."

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The translation of the text is "Austria's Naval Hero, retired 'Korvettenkapitaen' Sir Georg von Trapp, commander of the famous submarines U5 and U14, is holding lectures about his war experiences across all of Austria." Undated. Catalog OeNB Bildarchiv Pf 17.595:B(2).

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Portrait of Georg von Trapp and his wife Agathe Whitehead. It was taken after 1914 (and before her death in 1922) by the well-known Austrian photographer Isidor Harkanyi. Catalog OeNB Bildarchiv Pf 17595C2.

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This naval action shot is a 1915 fundraising postcard for the "Austrian Fleet Association" by the Austrian artist Harry Heuser. The translation of the caption is "The track of the torpedo of the Austro-Hungarian submarine U5 which sank the French cruiser Leon Lambetta." Catalog OeNB Bildarchiv Pk 3028, 374.

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By Alfred Offner Found in the Museum Weissenfels, Germany, Catalogue V 410 M

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War Aid Souvenir Ribbon, 1915. Designed by Lucretia Pfeiffer. Caption: "Long Live our Navy!" "Long live G. v. Trapp!, commander of the U5 and his comrades. 27 April, 1915." OeNB KS16322404.

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By Lucretia Pfeiffer. Found at the Museum Weissenfels, Germany, Catalogue V 392 M.