Sun-bleached and unhurried, the broad main street of Mittenwald stretches toward the ornate Baroque tower of St. Peter and Paul, its painted façades glowing in warm afternoon light — a scene virtually unchanged since Bavarian craftsmen were carving violins in the houses flanking this very road. This hand-colored photographic postcard, issued as an official card of the Verschönerungsverein Mittenwald (Mittenwald Beautification Society), captures the town's famous Lüftlmalerei fresco-painted buildings on the left, a street fountain at center, and the soft Alpine sky above — a snapshot of pre-WWI Bavarian tourism at its most picturesque charm.