Zeitzeichen
Zeitzeichen presents historical film and photo material from our collection.
You can find images and films on current topics, anniversaries or historical events on this page. Whether rare archive footage, private film treasures or iconic photos: Zeitzeichen makes history visible – in excerpts, sequences and snapshots.
We show how historical images can document, remember and tell stories. Each contribution presents a theme, a collection of images or a scene from the perspective of the time it was taken. Visual material that can tell us a lot today.
Zeitzeichen is a place for anyone who wants to see history – in detail, in context, in the light of the present.
Sputnik 1 – Original footage 1957
Sputnik 1 – Original footage from the beginning of space travel in 1957 TASS Announcement, Pravda 5 October 1957. Foto: Historiathek On 4 October 1957, the space age began: with Sputnik 1, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite into Earth orbit – an event that caused a worldwide sensation and went down in history as the Sputnik shock. For your production, we offer exclusively licensable original footage of the historic launch – digitised in brilliant 2K [...]
Photos and Films for the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War 1945
Photos and Films for the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War in 1945 Karlsplatz, Munich 1945. Photo: Historiathek Photos and footage for the 80th anniversary of the end of the war – available at Historiathek For the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Historiathek in collaboration with zb Media Filmproduktion offers a comprehensive range of unique historical photo and film material. The collection includes impressive recordings from the years 1944 to 1946: life [...]
Film footage of Princess Pilar of Bavaria in 1925
Filmaufnahmen von Prinzessin Pilar von Bayern 1925 Barcelona 1925. Foto: Historiathek Verstecktes historisches Filmmaterial Der untenstehende Film ist Teil einer 40-minütigen Materialsammlung, die mehrere Rollen 35-mm-Nitrofilm enthält, die von einer bayerischen Prinzessin zwischen 1925 und 1930 in Bayern und Spanien gedreht wurden. Das Filmmaterial wurde in einer Metallbox gefunden, die 19 Rollen 35-mm-Nitrofilm enthielt. Der Fund wurde Dr. Bleek 2007 von einer Münchner Familie angeboten, deren Vorfahren bis zu ihrem Tod im Jahr 1987 für die Prinzessin gearbeitet hatten. Die [...]
Footage shot by Princess Pilar of Bavaria 1925
Footage shot by Princess Pilar of Bavaria 1925 Barcelona 1925. Photo: Historiathek Hidden History Footage The film below is part of a 40 minute footage collection which includes several reels of 35mm nitro film, shot by a Bavarian princess between 1925 and 1930 in Bavaria and Spain. The footage was found in a metal box containing 19 reels of 35mm nitro film. The find was offered to Dr. Bleek in 2007 by a Munich family the ancestors had worked for [...]