1927: Kindergarten, Männedorf
Between 1927 and 1995 Hubert and Walter Haagmans took around 50,000 photos of Zurich and Aargau school classes. Zurich's educational publishers became aware of the collection, and decided to purchase and digitalise it. The pictures can be bought or viewed at www.klassenfotoarchiv.ch. (All photos: Klassenfotoarchiv Haagmans, © Lehrmittelverlag des Kantons Zürich)
1935: Secondary school, Dietikon
1943: Kappel am Albis
1952: Confirmation in Affoltern am Albis
1960: Kindergarten, Zurich
1966: Zurich
1972: Baden
1980: Staff, Dietlikon
1987: Secondary school, Küsnacht
1995: Presumably a class reunion, Zurich
A journey through seven decades.
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