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Maria Elena Seunig, Condesa de Basus

7 Sep 1925 – 20 Aug 1994

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A life in time

  1. 7 Sep 1925

    Born

  2. 20 Aug 1994

    Dies, aged 68

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During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1920s · Maria is born

In the news1927

Palace of Justice fire, 1927

On July 15, 1927, police fired on protesters during a general strike, resulting in 89 deaths and thousands of injuries.

What people wore

Four Sets of Traditional Clothes

People traditionally owned four sets of clothes: daily workwear, clothes for ordinary feast days, Sunday attire, and special outfits for high religious holidays. Many people were even buried in their wedding suit, which served as their formal holiday attire.

Getting around

Transport in 1925: Horses and Electric Trams

Around 1925, most of the population in rural Austria relied on horse-drawn carriages for transport, while city dwellers in Vienna used a modern network of electric trams and buses. Private automobiles were rare, reserved only for the very wealthy.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1923

Hyperinflation peak, 1923

In 1923, the cost-of-living index soared to 1,183,600 compared to 100 in 1914, reflecting the catastrophic hyperinflation after the war.

Music

Instruments and foot-tapping dance customs

In the Ziller Valley, traditional wedding music was performed by ensembles consisting of two fiddles, a diatonic accordion, a Tyrolean folk harp, and a string bass. Dancers at these events frequently tapped their toes in time with the music, using specific patterns for two-four and three-four time signatures.

Daily life

Housing for the poor in Vienna

In 1909, around 66,000 people in Vienna were bed-renters who did not have their own home and paid to use a bed for only a few hours. Many tenement buildings lacked running water, toilets, and electricity, requiring residents to collect water from a corridor tap called a Bassena.