Description
Illustrierter Beobachter – Number 22, 2. Juni 1934
Scanned pages: 40 | Instant PDF download
Historical German illustrated weekly newspaper (NSDAP-affiliated), digitized.
Cover
Group of young women in traditional folk costumes (Trachten) at the B.D.A. (Bund Deutscher Mädel/Auslandsdeutsche) meeting in Trier. No war correspondent credited on the cover.
Main Articles
“Mit dem Zeppelin über Deutschland”
A photo-report on the Whitsun (Pfingsten) journey of the airship “Graf Zeppelin” over Germany, including stops in Berlin, Potsdam, Königsberg, and the Baltic Sea region.
Photographer credited: Heinrich Hoffmann. Special photographs made for the “I.B.” and released by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (R.L.M.), 22.5.1934.
Pilot named: Wiegmeyer (pilot of the glider “Präsident”, launched from the Zeppelin).
Other individuals named: Gruppenführer Ernst, Kapitän Flemming, Navigationsoffizier Pruß, Werbeleiter Angermund, Bruno Loerzer, Dr. Todt, Oberingenieur Augustin, Reichssendeleiter Boese, Kapitän Lehmann.
“Via dell’Impero”
A photo feature on the grand new avenue in ancient Rome (Via dell’Impero), completed under Mussolini’s government.
No author or war correspondent credited; no photo credit given.
“Mit 140 km Geschwindigkeit durch den Apennin”
Report on the opening of the new high-speed rail line Bologna–Florence (the “Direttissima”), the fastest railway connection in Italy.
No author credited. Photo credit: “Phot.: Valérien.”
“Die Männer mit den harten Herzen”
Continuing installment of a serialized novel about a journalist, Max Bolle, entangled with the wealthy Ossierloh family and international intrigue.
Author credited: Karl Kossak-Raytenau (novel/”Roman”). No war correspondent or photo credits given.
“Der Fluch der Maya”
A short story about an archaeological expedition to a Maya pyramid and a curse that befalls those who disturb it.
Author credited: Alois Hinterholzer. No photo credits given.
“Vermisst”
A short story about a man, Herr Pohlmann, drawn into a mysterious phone call accusing him of causing another man’s disappearance.
Author credited: Wolfgang Federau. No photo credits given.
“Die Auktion”
A short story about a married couple, Dora and Erich, and a coveted dressing table pursued at an auction.
Author credited: Wolfgang Federau. No photo credits given.
“Seltlame Gifte” (“Seltsame Gifte”)
An informational article on unusual poisons found in everyday plants and insects, including ivy, the Spanish fly, nettles, and primroses.
Author credited: Dr. L. Albert. No photo credits given.
“Der tote Punkt”
A short story about an aging schoolteacher/professor nearing retirement and reflecting on his final years teaching.
Author credited: Wilhelm Auffermann. No photo credits given.
“Schmuggler-Krieg an der holländisch-deutschen Grenze”
A photo-report depicting German customs officials pursuing and apprehending a smuggler and his lookout (‘Vorläufer’) near the Dutch-German border, including captured tobacco and a smuggler’s vehicle with false compartments.
No author or war correspondent credited; no photo credits given.
“Die größte Frauen-Universität der Welt – Das Barnard College in Neuyork”
A photo feature on Barnard College in New York, described as the largest women’s university in the world, covering its history, labs, dormitories, and student life.
No author or war correspondent credited; no photo credits given.
“Von der V.D.A.-Pfingst-Tagung in Trier”
Report on the Whitsun conference of the Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland (V.D.A.) in Trier and Mainz, featuring Hitler Youth and B.D.A. gatherings.
No author credited by name for the article text; Minister Schemm is mentioned as speaking at the teachers’ conference in Mainz on 19 May. No photo credits given.
“Wer kennt München?”
A humorous photo feature contrasting the famous city of Munich with a tiny village of the same name near Liebenwerda in the Merseburg district.
No author or war correspondent credited; no photo credits given.
“Ameisen-Perspektive: Ein photographischer Witz schafft Kunstwerke”
An article on artistic macro-photography of mosses and small plants, presenting them from an ant’s-eye view to resemble palm groves and jungle scenes.
No author or war correspondent credited; no photo credits given.
“Feind Mensch”
An animal-welfare article criticizing cruelty toward animals, illustrated by a photo of Canadian forest reindeer fleeing hunters and a mistreated horse turning an olive mill in Fez.
Author credited: signed “P. C.” No further photo credits given.
Artists Mentioned
No illustrators or artists are credited for original artwork (e.g., woodcuts, engravings) within the editorial content of this issue.
An advertisement (“Der Humor hat das Wort!”) for Lande-Zigaretten names ten German caricaturists participating in a promotional cartoon contest: Eduard Thony, Albert Schäfer-Ast, Sepp Plank, Hermann Wilke, Olaf Gulbransson, Sepp Mauder, Hermann Abeking, Hans Schweitzer, Henze (Dessau/Hannover), and Charles Girod.
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
Heinrich Hoffmann — credited for the special photographs of the Zeppelin’s Whitsun flight over Germany (“Mit dem Zeppelin über Deutschland”).
No individual is explicitly titled “Kriegsberichter” in this issue; Heinrich Hoffmann is the only named photographer credited with a significant photo feature.