ETH-BIB-Ostküste des Toten Meeres-Abessinienflug 1934-LBS MH02-22-0040

Publiziert in: Mittelholzer, W.: Abessinienflug, 1934, Abb. 21, Bildlegende: 1500 m über dem Toten Meer. Instruktiv ist der Blick in die tiefe Grabensenkung und in das einst von Flüssen durschnittene Hochland Transjordaniens

Walter Mittelholzer was a Swiss aviation pioneer and photographer. He was one of the first pilots to fly in the Swiss Alps and made many flights over the mountains, taking photographs that helped to map and survey the area. He also flew in Africa and the Middle East, taking photographs and making photographs and films. He died in 1937 while on a flight over the Sudan.

The ETH-Bibliothek's collection contains about 18,000 photographs taken by Walter Mittelholzer (1894 – 1937) and Albert Heim (1849 – 1937) between 1924 and 1934.