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Swissair Luftbilder: Das Luftbildarchiv der Swissair (Bilderwelten. Fotografien aus dem Bildarchiv der ETH-Bibliothek) - Hardcover

Weidmann, Ruedi

 
9783858814296: Swissair Luftbilder: Das Luftbildarchiv der Swissair (Bilderwelten. Fotografien aus dem Bildarchiv der ETH-Bibliothek)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3858814296 ISBN 13: 9783858814296
Verlag: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Aerial photography held a special place in the business of legendary airline Swissair. Before founder Walter Mittleholzer entered the field of civil aviation, he trained as a photographer, and the airline had a subsidiary photo company, Swissair Photo AG, which continues today as BSF Swissphoto even though the airline ceased operations in 2001. The company has taken upwards of 100,000 pictures of landscapes, towns, and villages, along with industrial plants and individual buildings in Switzerland and around the globe.

Swissair Aerial Photographs reproduces these beautiful, striking, and informative photographs. These images reveal the changes in landscapes and towns over nearly a century, documenting the growth of city infrastructures and urban sprawl as this idyllic agricultural country has evolved into one of the most densely inhabited places in the world. The photos are also an inventory of untamed rivers, orchards, receding glaciers and moors, shrinking agricultural areas, and vanished historical buildings. With an introductory essay that explores the contents of the collection now held at ETH-Bibliothek and what can be read from these images today, Swissair Aerial Photographs provides an illuminating look at the history of aerial photography in Switzerland.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ruedi Weidmann works as a freelance editor and publicist and is a specialist in architectural and social history, preservation of buildings, and the history of transportation. He is the author of Swissair Souvenirs, also published by Scheidegger and Spiess. Michael Gasser is head of Special Collections at ETH-Bibliothek. Nicole Graf is head of Image Archive and Map Collection at ETH-Bibliothek.

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Verlag
Scheidegger & Spiess
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3858814296
ISBN 13 
9783858814296
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
208
Herausgeber
Gasser Michael, Graf Nicole
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