Swiss Posters

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These were all photographed as 35mm. Kodachromes on site around 50 years ago give or take a year or two.

Beyer is a famous shop on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich.

The classy watch theme is carried on in the shop's signage as well.

A poster for the Kantonalbank of Zurich.

This poster warning motorists to stop for young children crossing in front of them. The "L" is indicates new drivers and I think in this case means children learning to use pedestrian crosswalks.

This advertises dates for the famous Knie circus.

A show of paintings by the great British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) at the Kunsthaus in Zurich.

Poster for a show of West African tribal masks.

Poster announcing a show of the typographic work of Jan Tschishold (1902-1974), typographer, book designer, teacher and writer, at the Zurich school for graphic design.

Sorry, I wish I could translate the text but it's obviously about a venue at the Zurich music hall.

Commemorating May Day, labor's holiday throughout Europe.