Los 4092

Aviation
Two German aviation documentation albums

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Two German aviation documentation albums. 1920s-30s. Circa 248 vintage gelatin silver prints mounted to card, with typed and handwritten caption labels in German on the mounts. Various sizes between 8 x 10,5 cm, 12 x 17 cm and 7 x 12,5 cm. Bound in 2 contemporary cardboard albums (traces of use, especially around edges and back cover) with cord binding.

These two richly illustrated and unique documentation albums from the 1920s and 1930s were likely compiled by an unknown member of the international and German aviation scene during the interwar period. The photographs capture daring flight exercises and feats by well-known pioneers in their latest aircraft designs, as well as documenting spectacular flight records and numerous fatal crashes. The aviation enthusiasm of the 1920s is vividly reflected in the variety of aircraft, with around 40 different types depicted across these albums. A small group of rare photographs provides a fascinating overview of the Raab-Katzenstein aircraft factory and its associated flying school in Kassel. These albums are especially notable for their rare portraits of prominent figures in aviation, such as Prof. Junkers, Thea Rasche, Gerhard Fieseler, Ernst Udet, Clarence D. Chamberlin, Günter von Hünefeld, Willi Stöhr, Kurt Katzenstein, Arno Loose, Otto Könnecke, and many others.



– Some faded, some with traces of use, a few with mirroring in edges, otherwise most in good to very good condition.