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Traffic Incident, Germany, c. 1958
1958 – People observe a group of soldiers from the Bundeswehr (German Army) preparing to pull a private lorry that has crashed into a field in Germany. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Here is the first image of the 500+ slide lot I acquired last week. The stunning lot contains images…
A Lot of 500+ Slides from the 50s and 60s
FEBRUARY 2026 – More than 500 color slides in a cardbox pack. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image On my hunt for interesting photos of the past I came across a brutally cheap but sufficiently large lot of more than 500 colors slides from the 1950s and 1960s. OK, the price had…
Freibad Unterhaching, Bavaria, 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021 – The public outdoor swimming pool of Unterhaching near Munich, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image It’s February and I think it is okay to dream a bit of a long, hot summer. One of the best activities you can do in Unterhaching, our village outside of Munich, Germany, is…
Tall Ship Nadezhda, Kiel, Germany
JUNE 2003 – The Russian tall ship Nadezhda on the Baltic Sea near Kiel, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image This image shows the Russian tall ship Nadezhda as it glides acorss the Baltic Sea near Kiel in Germany during the biggest sailing event in the world, the Kiel Week. Despite the…
View Towards Projensdorf, 1953
1953 – View from Flensburger Straße in Kiel, Germany, towards west. Photo © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image This photo from our family archive is very interesting. It’s not interesting because it’s so beautiful (it isn’t) or technically challenge (it isn’t either) – but because it shows a landscape that has vastly changed…
Schillerstraße 13, Kiel, Germany, c. 1963 (VI)
JANUARY 1963 – The living room of the Schweim family at Schillerstraße 13 in Kiel, Germany. © Inga Schweim/zanzig.com The story behind the image Following the death of my grandfather Otto in 1956, the house of the family in Kiel Wik in Germany got too big and too expensive. My grandmother decided to sell it…
Winter in Bredeneek, Preetz, Germany, 1958 (II)
1958 – Bredeneek Castle near Preetz, Germany, after heavy snowfalls. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image My mother was an avid horse rider since her early childhood. One of her most favorite places for riding was Bredeneek Castle near Preetz, Germany. She visited the castle and stables with her mother even during winter!…
Edith Schweim and Her Daughters, Germany, c. 1960
1960 – Edith Schweim poses with her daughters Inga (left) and Editha for the photographer in a forest near Kiel. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Here is a nice portrait of my grandmother Edith Schweim (1905-1966) and her daughters Inga (my mother, on the left) and Editha. The image was shot…
Riding Competition, Preetz, Germany, 1958
1958 – At the age of 16, Inga Schweim from Kiel participates in a horse riding competition in Preetz, Germany. Photo © Herbert Wiessner, Kiel The story behind the image From the age of 7, my mother had been a horse riding fan. She began by riding ponies at the beach of St. Peter Ording…
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