Otto Bettmann

Greek footrace after a painting by 19th-century German artist Otto Knille

An illustration of a Greek footrace after a painting by 19th-century German artist Otto Knille.

Bettmann, Otto at two years with umbrella

Otto Bettmann at two years with umbrella.

Otto Bettmann and editor Manley Stolzman, ca. 1970s

Bettmann, Otto and editor Manley Stolzman, ca. 1970s

Otto Bettmann and editor Manley Stolzman discuss final picture selection for The Bettmann Archive Picture History of the World that…

Bettmann, Otto examining negatives, ca. 1930s

Otto Bettmann examining negatives, ca. 1930s.

Bettmann, Otto L., 1961

Otto L. Bettmann, 1961.

Bettmann, Otto L., n.d.

Otto L. Bettmann, n.d.

Goering, Hermann and his lawyer Otto Stahmer discussing proceedings, March 26, 1946

Hermann Goering and his lawyer Otto Stahmer discussing proceedings, March 26, 1946.

Bettmann, Otto selecting photos, n.d.

Otto Bettmann selecting photos, n.d.

TSS Statendam, the ship with which Otto Bettmann arrived in the United States in 1935

Postcard of the TSS Statendam, the ship with which Otto Bettmann arrived in the United States in 1935

Church of St. Thomas and a statue of Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipzig

Bettmann, Otto playing the organ

Otto Bettmann playing the organ.

Otto Bettmann receiving an honorary doctor of the humanities from Florida State University, 1979

Bettmann, Otto receiving an honorary doctor of the humanities from Florida State University, 1979

University of Leipzig, 1920s

Wünschmanns Hof at Dittrichring 20a, 2012

Wünschmanns Hof at Dittrichring 20a, the former location of the Bettmann residence and private practice, 2012.

Wünschmanns Hof at Dittrichring 20a, ca. 1920

Wünschmanns Hof at Dittrichring 20a, the location of the Bettmann residence and private practice, ca. 1920

Otto Bettmann perusing books at the Florida Center for the Book in the Fort Lauderdale Broward County Main Library, January 1998

Otto Bettmann perusing books at the Florida Center for the Book in the Fort Lauderdale Broward County Main Library, January…

Corbis film preservation facility at Iron Mountain, PA, 2002

The 10,000-square-foot Corbis facility houses over 13 million photographic negatives, engravings and prints in storage conditions below zero degrees Fahrenheit…

Leica manual given to Otto Bettmann

Leica manual, given to Otto Bettmann by a friend in 1936. The handwritten note in the front reads (in German):…

Illustrated title page of Otto von Guericke's famous book describing the Magdeburg hemisphere, 1672

Illustrated title page of Otto von Guericke's famous book describing the Magdeburg hemisphere. Engraving, 1672.