![Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [front]](https://germanletters.org/files/original/ec3dab4effa7cec34c6799d081f7f3b0.jpg "Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [front]")
![Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [back]](https://germanletters.org/files/original/5469708113a26b6b1643dc28a5d9cc3e.jpg "Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [back]")
Recipient
Caroline Höllmüller (Rauch)
Date
ca. 1913 or later
Origin
Hohenschwangau, Bavaria
Destination
Chicago, Illinois
Description
Postcard sent to Caroline ("Lina") Höllmüller Rauch from a relative or friend named Ludwig describing a trip to the Allgäu region of Bavaria, including the Neuschwanstein Palace depicted on the front of the postcard. The obliterated postmark likely read "Hohenschwangau," the town closest to the palace.
Lina Höllmüller was born in 1881 near Neureichenau, in a picturesque area of eastern Bavaria, where family operated a resort for travelers. In 1902, she immigrated to the United States, initially living in Kansas City, Missouri, and working as a nanny there. By fall 1911, she was in Chicago, where she would live for the remainder of her life, and in October 1913 married Joseph A. Rauch there. Since the postcard is addressed to Lina Rauch by her married name, it must have been sent later than then.
Lina Höllmüller was born in 1881 near Neureichenau, in a picturesque area of eastern Bavaria, where family operated a resort for travelers. In 1902, she immigrated to the United States, initially living in Kansas City, Missouri, and working as a nanny there. By fall 1911, she was in Chicago, where she would live for the remainder of her life, and in October 1913 married Joseph A. Rauch there. Since the postcard is addressed to Lina Rauch by her married name, it must have been sent later than then.
Type
postcard
Language
German
Source
Caroline Höllmüller Rauch postcards
Collection
Repository
Tom Rauch collection
Citation
“Postcard to Lina Höllmüller Rauch, date uncertain.” Caroline Höllmüller Rauch postcards, Tom Rauch collection, accessed from German Heritage in Letters, March 12, 2026, https://germanletters.org/items/show/451