Unemployed man at the Herdern Dump in Zurich, 1936
Tobacco factory worker, Brissago, 1947
Flühli, Entlebuch, 1941
Kitchen in Flühli, Entlebuch, 1941
Potato pickers in Entlebuch, Romoos, 1941
Flying school for junior officers, 1942
Bicycle race in Zurich-Oerlikon, 1930s
Swiss photographer Theo Frey is rediscovered.
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Theo Frey (1908-1997) is ranked as one of the greats of Swiss photo reportage. His meticulous and unpretentious pictures document daily life during the 1930s to 1950s. An exhibtion of his full body of work was on show at the Swiss Foundation of Photography in 2008. (All photos: Swiss Foundation of Photography)
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