The ETH-Bibliothek has an extensive and historically valuable collection of images. Selected photographs are being digitized and these can be searched for in the Knowledge Portal and in Bildarchiv online.
Holdings
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View Collection
- Era: from the 1860s onwards
- Historical photographs of buildings, institutes, auditoriums and laboratories at ETH Zurich
- Photographs relating to the history of science and technology
- Landscapes and views of places in Switzerland and other countries
- The Adolf Feller postcard collection, with views of Switzerland and other countries
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Archive of the photographic agency Comet Photo AG
- Era: 1952 to 1999
- Subjects: architecture, culture, nature, politics, sport, technology, transport, etc., relating to Switzerland
- Portraits of famous Swiss and international personalities
- Aerial photographs of landscapes, the infrastructure and buildings of Switzerland
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Luftbild Schweiz Archive
- Era: from 1918 onwards
- Aerial photographs taken by Walter Mittelholzer during flights in Switzerland and abroad
- Vertical and angle shots of Switzerland, taken by Swissair Photo AG
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Photographs in personal papers
- Photographs and drawings from the personal papers of emeritus professors
- Image holdings from the institutes of ETH Zurich and scientific associations affiliated to ETH Zurich
- Photographs in personal papers are described in inventories and in the Archivdatenbank online.
Image holdings in private collections (selection):
- Ackeret, Jakob; Ammann, Othmar H.
- Friedländer, Immanuel; Frey-Wyssling, Albert
- Heim, Albert; Heim, Arnold; Huber-Stockar, Emil
- Jaray, Paul
- Labhardt, Eugen
- Maillart, Robert; Meyer-von Gonzenbach, Rolf
- Plaskowski, Zbigniew
- Ruzicka, Leopold
- Scherrer, Paul; Schröter, Carl; Stodola, Aurel
- Waldmeier, Max; Wehrli, Leo; Wolfer, Alfred
Image holdings from the institutes and agencies of ETH Zurich (selection):
- Akademischer Ingenieurverein AIV (Academic Engineers Association)
- Eidgenössische Sternwarte (Swiss Federal Observatory)
- Geobotanical Institute (Stiftung Rübel)
- Geological Institute
- Glaciological Commission of the SAS
- Institute of Aerodynamics
- Institute of Electrical Engineering
- Institut für Pflanzenbau (Institute of Horticulture)
- Institute of Transport Planning and Systems
- Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry
- Photographisches Institut (Photographic Institute)
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Portraits
- Portraits of former members and students of ETH Zurich and of well-known scientists
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Swissair Photo Archive
- Era: 1931 to 2001
- Photographs and films relating to civil aviation, showing the operations, aircraft and destinations of Swissair
Searching and using
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- The image holdings of the ETH-Bibliothek are gradually being digitized selectively.
- You can search for and order images that have already been digitized in the Knowledge Portal or in the Bildarchiv Online.
- To search for photographs that have already been digitized but are not yet published in the Knowledge Portal or in the Bildarchiv Online, we can provide you with database access in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- All holdings are also described in catalogues and inventories, which are also accessible to clients.
- Documents that have not yet been digitized and inventories can be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Please book in advance.
- On request, photographs can be digitized for a fee.
- The photographs are used subject to copyright restrictions.
