‘Swissair Souvenirs’
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Successful candidates of a flight attendant course line up in front of a Boeing 747 at Zurich in 1971 ETH Zürich -
Serving a meal – and smoking a pipe! – on board a Boeing 747 in 1978 ETH Zürich -
Repairing a wing at a hangar at Dübendorf in the 1930s ETH Zürich -
A passenger in a first-class sleeping bunk enjoys a bed-time drink aboard a DC-6B in 1952 ETH Zürich -
Two flight attendants model the latest uniforms in the engine of an A310 in 1985 ETH Zürich -
A caterer cuts up cabbages in Kloten, 1960 ETH Zürich -
Swissair’s children’s tray, 1990-1992 ETH Zürich -
“62 pizzas to go…”: discussing cargo data before take-off of a DC-9 in 1967 ETH Zürich -
A damaged wing tip in the 1940s ETH Zürich -
A 1959 Alfa Romeo is loaded onto a DC-6A Cargoliner at New York, ca.1959-1961 ETH Zürich -
Uniform, 1960-1970 ETH Züärich -
Flight attendants learn about engines, ca. 1948 ETH Zürich -
On-board pralines, ca. 1984 ETH Zürich -
A DC-2 and early planespotters at Dübendorf in the 1940s ETH Zürich -
Mobile stairs at Zurich in the 1950s ETH Zürich -
The next best thing to actually flying somewhere on holiday. Here in 1979 ETH Zürich
The photo archives of Swissair is a unique resource. The book “Swissair Souvenirs” is a homage to the former Swiss national airline and a contribution to the country’s technological, economic and photographic history.
This content was published on October 27, 2012 - 11:00
The planes with the Swiss cross on their tails were for years considered national symbols and icons of Swiss reliability and efficiency. Following the airline’s ignominious grounding in 2001, the library of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich took charge of the archive and its 290,000 images. (Images: library of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.)
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