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Map all libraries from Swissbib.

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Fonds Rieder

Open Datasets

Photographs of Valais by Charles Rieder

Photo : In front of the Arsenal, Sion, 1900. By Charles Rieder, Médiathèque Valais – Martigny, used under CC BY

Charles Rieder, owner of the Café de Genève in Sion, was also an amazing photographer who left us 243 negatives on glass plates, taken between 1890 and 1920. The subjects are conventional: portraits, processions, celebrations, but the photographer's perspective is original and not devoid of humour

Source: Mediatheque Valais - Martigny

Online Catalog: Fonds Charles Rieder

Data: https://opendata.swiss/dataset/photographs-of-valais-by-charles-rieder


Recordings about Valais life by Basile Tabin

Le fonds Basile Tabin est l’un des 60 fonds sonores conservés à la Médiathèque Valais – Martigny. Le fonds a été déposé en 2000 à la Médiathèque Valais – Martigny. Il est constitué d’une trentaine d’enregistrements sonores, sur bandes magnétiques, et enregistrés par Basile Tabin (1904-2000) – chasseur de son actif en Valais jusqu’aux années 1990 dans la région de Sierre. Il contient en particulier des enregistrements à caractère ethnographique : captation de pièce de théâtre, de musique -essentiellement populaire – et un entretien sur support DAT avec Basile Tabin, alors âgé de 90 ans, qui revient sur ses souvenirs de famille.

Source: Mediatheque Valais - Martigny

Online Catalog: Fonds Basile Tabin

Data: https://opendata.swiss/de/dataset/recordings-by-basile-tabin-about-valais


Postcards from Valais (1890-1950)

A collection of 3900 postcards from Valais.

Source: Musées cantonaux du Valais – Musée d’histoire

Data: https://opendata.swiss/en/dataset/postcards-from-valais-1890-1950


Gietro Collection

Historical Documents about the Gietro Glacier Catastrophe which killed 44 persons in 1818.

Source: Archives Cantonales du Valais

Data: 1st part and 2nd part


Metadata from the Valais Archive

Below you can find some cultural datasets which would be a good fit for this year Mix'n'Hack in Sion. But of course, participants can work on the cultural datasets of their choice. Have a look at the full list of Swiss Cultural Datasets for more inspiration.

Photo: In front of the Arsenal, Sion, 1900. Copyright : Charles Rieder, Médiathèque Valais – MartignyFonds Charles Rieder

Charles Rieder, owner of the Café de Genève in Sion, was also an amazing photographer who left us 243 negatives on glass plates, taken between 1890 and 1920. The subjects are conventional: portraits, processions, celebrations, but the photographer's perspective is original and not devoid of humour.
Aerial Photographs Eduard Spelterini

Between 1890 and 1910 Eduard Spelterini (1852-1931) undertook a number of travels by balloon over Switzerland and other countries. While doing this, he took photographs from above. Pictures from a bird’s eye view from this time are very rare, so this collection is an important contribution to historical research.
rilke3.jpg Rainer Maria Rilke Manuscripts

A lot of manuscripts, letters and pictures from the famous poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke, who spent the end of his life in Valais.
Photo by Les amis du patois d'Hérémence, Médiathèque Valais - Martigny, used under CC BYValais Patois

The Mediatheque Valais has digitized many recordings about the Valais Patois.

88 recordings about Valais Patois
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