Johann Gottfried Steffan: Master of 19th-Century Swiss Landscape
This post was originally published on this siteJohann Gottfried Steffan (1815–1905) was a Swiss landscape painter regarded as one of the most important Swiss landscapists […]
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The Last Photo Taken of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary at Territet, Switzerland, a Week Before Her Death, 1898
This post was originally published on this sitePurported last photograph taken of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary (at left) at Territet, Switzerland, with her lady-in-waiting Irma […]
Wonderful Color Photos Capture People Skiing at Ski Resorts in Switzerland and Austria in 1949-1950
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Capa is synonymous with black and white documentation of conflict, from the Spanish Civil War to World […]
Albert Einstein and Marie Curie Having a Walk and a Talk by the Geneva Lake, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteDiscussing near a lake, ca. 1929. A meeting of the most brilliant scientific minds of that time. Note […]
Switzerland in 1994 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteSwitzerland is a landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. It is bordered […]
From Europe to North Africa: Lush Kodachrome Slides Taken on a Tour of Duty in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese slides appear to have been taken by a US Army nurse who seems to have been attached […]
Rare Photographs of a Lucky Italian Fan Posing With Queen in Zurich, Switzerland in February 1979
This post was originally published on this siteQueen played at Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on February 4, 1979. Italian fan Manuela Scarpel was 17 years […]
21 Gorgeous Kodachrome Photos From an American’s Trip to Switzerland in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese 35mm Kodachrome pictures were taken by an American during their trip to Switzerland, in particular Lake Thun […]
Portraits of Swiss “Halbstarken” Girls With Very Big Hair in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHalbstarke is a German term describing a postwar-period subculture of adolescents – mostly male and of working class […]
Color postcards depicting the life in Switzerland, 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThese color pictures of the vibrant landscapes and towns of Switzerland were created using the Photochrom process, a […]
38 Beautiful Photos of Switzerland in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteFor a long period after World War II, the undamaged Swiss economy experienced very little unemployment, and it […]
Pictures of the Kremos, a Swiss Family of Acrobats, From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThis amazing vintage footage depicts the Kremos, a Swiss family of acrobats, doing their act in Paris in […]
Homoerotic Images of Young Men in Blue Jeans in Post-War Switzerland
This post was originally published on this siteAn unsung pioneer of vernacular photography since the 1950s, Karlheinz Weinberger (1921–2006) captured a young generation of Swiss […]
Pictures of Swiss Rebel Youth Subculture That Idolized Elvis Presley During the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1958, Karlheinz Weinberger met a member of a small band of teenagers and began photographing them both […]
Wonderful Life of Switzerland in 1980 Through an American Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photos were taken by Richard Melton that documented everyday life of Switzerland during his trip to Europe from […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of 1937 Cadillac V16 Series 90 Hartmann Cabriolet
This post was originally published on this siteThis custom Cadillac is probably the most extreme cabriolet ever built. The car was originally commissioned by wealthy […]
Beautiful Photos of St. Moritz, ‘the Most Fashionable Village in Europe’ in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1947, LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt came to the famous Swiss resort of St. Moritz and photographed the […]
Beautiful Life of Switzerland in the Early 1960s Through Found Kodachrome Slides
This post was originally published on this siteA Kodachrome slide collection was found by Kevin Danks that shows beautiful life of Switzerland in May 1963. […]
40 Fascinating Snaps That Capture Street Scenes of Switzerland in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA fascinating photo set from Ed Sijmons that shows street scenes of Switzerland in 1979. The cities include: […]
25 Beautiful Black and White Photos of Audrey Hepburn in Bürgenstock, Switzerland in 1954
This post was originally published on this siteFirst opened in 1873 in the Burgensberf Mountain ridge standing 500m above Lake Lucerne, Bürgenstock was a magnet […]
22 Black and White Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Zürich in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteZürich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located […]
38 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Switzerland in 1979
This post was originally published on this siteSwitzerland is a sovereign state in Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is […]
Grave Robbers Once Stole Charlie Chaplin’s Body for Ransom in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteIn one of history’s most famous cases of body-snatching, two men steal the corpse of the revered film […]
Vintage Photographs Document the Defiant Street Styles of Swiss Rebel Youth From the Late 1950s Through the ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteKarlheinz Weinberger (1921-2006). Living in Zurich, Switzerland, Weinberger was a self-taught “amateur” photographer whose day job working in […]