The westernmost municipality in the Mistelbach district has made its Topotheque publicly accessible. This allows residents of the municipality, along with the villages of Diepolz and Zwingendorf, to find initial clues as to what material might be of interest for their developing Topotheque. Postcards from the early days of photography are rare here. In contrast, photos of canal construction, snow, and storm damage offer valuable information for documenting the townscape, as they depict locations that would not have been captured on camera had these events not occurred. Interior shots are consistently scarce, as film was not particularly light-sensitive and flash photography was a rarity. However, the socially important practice of feather plucking was often considered worthy of a photograph, and so the surroundings reveal aspects of daily life: curtain patterns, cornice shapes, lamps still hanging from the 1930s, decorative items, plastic tablecloths (does anyone remember those?), and the now-extinct roller pattern (not yet substituted by wallpaper) on the wall. The latter is classically connected to the ceiling by a cove molding. The central element, of course, is the crucifix in the corner, flanked by pictures of Jesus and Mary. The radio serves as a gateway to the outside world, having been faithfully serving on the „Etagerl“ (pronounced „A-tash-airl“) here for a good 15 years. It draws its power from a wall socket, still without the requirement for grounding. Woe betide anyone who tried to unplug it with wet hands …