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Photographs of historical railway bridges (ca. 1882-1966)
This collection includes photographs of bridges in the Swiss Federal Railways' former Kreis II. They were taken around the period from 1882 to 1966. The Kreis II had its administrative center in Lucerne and was one out of three major regions in which…
Historical photographs of protective structures along the Gotthard railway line (1911-1935)
The photographs contained in this collection stem from an album named "protective structures along the Gotthard railway line" („Schutzbauten an der Gotthardlinie“). The Gotthard railway line is secured by a large number of walls,…
Historical photographs from the album „A tire d’aile par le saint Gothard“ (approx. 1892)
The 60 photographs contained in the lavishly designed album „A tire d’aile par le saint Gothard“ takes viewers leafing through it on a picturesque journey from the heart of Switzerland way down south. It combines views of the…
Photos of the Construction of the Hauenstein Base Tunnel
The photographs in this collection were taken between 1912 and 1916 during the construction of the Hauenstein railway tunnel. They're part of the extensive photo archive of the Heritage Foundation SBB (SBB Historic).The Hauenstein base tunnel…
The Canton of Jura 1892-1932 through the lens of Eugène Cattin
The archive of the Canton of Jura (Archives cantonales jurassiennes ArCJ), supported by Wikimedia CH, have uploaded their collection of works by the Swiss photographer Eugène Cattin (1866-1947) to Wikimedia Commons. Cattin was a professional…
Photo collection Swiss built heritage by Max van Berchem
Max van Berchem, born 1863 in Geneva, was an orientalist, specialist in Islamic Archaeology and a photographer. He undertook research trips to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Turkey.Between working in the Middle East he photographed many historically…