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

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Zurich police photographs from 1920-1947.

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.