Old accidents and crimes
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Traffic accident, Bleicherweg 18, August 22, 1945. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
A room that helped a couple "get together", Schoffelgasse 1, July 2, 1922. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Traffic accident, Theaterstrasse-Goethestrasse,July 10, 1933 © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Bomb attack, Limmattalstrasse 23, Dezember 22, 1940. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Illegal distillery, Brandschenkestrasse 14, April 16, 1936. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Tram accident, Gloriastrasse, October 9, 1930. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Political painting, Uraniastrasse 28, June 14, 1945. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Bomb attack, Glatttalstrasse, Waldeck, May 21, 1943. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Bomb, Sihlfeldstrasse 156, January 28, 1924. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Carbon monoxide poisoning, Sonneggstrasse 2, January 12, 1928. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Communist propaganda, August 29, 1941. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Fire, Erlachstrasse, June 17, 1921 © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Traffic accident, Stampfenbachstrasse-Beckenhofstrasse, July 8, 1936. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Traffic accident, Hardturmstrasse, January 13, 1933. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Train crash, Herdernstrasse, Swiss Federal Railways, October 1, 1921. © Stadtarchiv Zürich -
Property damage, Seilergraben, April 8, 1933. © Stadtarchiv Zürich
Zurich police photographs from 1920-1947.
This content was published on November 23, 2009
It's really not clear exactly when cameras were first used at the scene of the incident or crime. What we do know is that the service came into regular use after 1920. The images are now on show on the Zurich city archive department's website.
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