German family album with 87 portraits and 2 city views
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Photo album with 32 pages containing a total of 88 photos and one print, of which 12 are loose with the album. The album contains 6 cabinet photos and 71 cartes-de-visite in passe-partouts framed with golden lines. Not all passe-partouts in the album are filled. Depicted are portraits of unknown men, women, and children, likely from the same family. Additionally, the album contains a view of the Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg and a view of the Ruhmeshalle in Barmen. Only one of the people portrayed is known by name: Paul Boettiger. The photos were made by various photographers, including Chr. Beitz, Charles Reutlinger, and Henry A. Hyatt. The photographer is anonymous for 14 photos. The album also contains a visiting card of Franziska Kessel. According to the system card of L.J. Hartkamp, this is the same family as in album RP-F-F00679. The album also contains a German-language newspaper from March 25, 1934, with an image of Hermann Göring and a lioness on the front page.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description