Origin and tradition: The Grand Ducal photo collection from the reign of Frederick I and his wife Luise probably originated from gifts, orders and acquisitions (e.g. while travelling). It is not yet possible to say to what extent there was a real will to collect, but the collection was carefully preserved, partly noted in inventory lists and probably moved from Karlsruhe Castle to the New Palace in Baden-Baden in 1919. There, even after the death of Grand Duchess Luise, he occasionally grew. When the castle inventory of 1995 was dissolved, the State of Baden-Württemberg was able to acquire the entire photo collection for the General State Archives; a selection of family photos and some magnificent volumes remained the property of the House of Baden. He also owns an essential part of the photo collection of the last Grand Duke, Frederick II, who fortunately was not kept in the Freiburg Palais after 1919. Content: The medium of photography was highly valued and consciously used at the Baden court as a modern form of princely representation. The distribution of portrait series to the public can be reconstructed and the long reign of Frederick I enabled the presence of the "father of the country" or the "parents of the country", as can be found among the Hohenzollern, the Wittelsbachers or the Habsburgs. Documents from these photo commissions to the court photographers make up a not insignificant part of the collection. The proportion of gifts and souvenir pictures received after anniversaries, celebrations, manoeuvres, exhibitions, inaugurations, etc. is greater; the handing over of portraits of foreign visitors also belonged to this group, especially in the context of the summer stays in Baden-Baden. One of the most important gifts are probably the works with which photographers wanted to attract attention, acquire the title of court photographer or receive further commissions; in this way, works from the early days of photography came into the Grand Duke's possession: signed prints by Charles Clifford, the Upper Italian and Southwest German series by Jakob August Lorent in 60x80 format already admired at the time of their creation (Lorent also left to the Grand Duke a detailed description of his recording and development process) or, to name regionally effective photographers, photographs by Richard/Heidelberg, Tillman-Matter/Mannheim, Th. shoe man

Contains among other things: Quarters and horse depots of the German troops in Okanjande, Okawajo, Okambe, Ukamas, Okahandja; German colonial buildings in Swakopmund and Windhoek (Windhoek); different settlements of German farmers; German schools and boarding schools; landscape views Ovamboland, Waterberg, Marmorberg near Karibib, Erongogebirge, Siambele(?)-cases of the Kunene river; grave of the Herero chief Kambazembi; prisoners of Herero during the uprising 1904/08; members of various indigenous tribes (especially Nama and Herero); German settlers; members of the German Schutztruppe, among others: Colonel Ludwig von Estorff (?, ??); Major Georg Maercker (?, ??); Lieutenant Colonel Julius von Boemcken (*?, ??); Family von Boemcken; different sizes; Photographs, partly as postcards, black and white; Purchase 1961 from Fritz Riebisch, Berlin

Contains: political and private correspondence of Ernst II during his trip through Bulgaria and Romania as well as during his stay in Constantinople (among others with the State Secretary in the Foreign Office Jagow, King Ferdinand [Uncle 4. Grades] and Queen Eleonore of Bulgaria as well as members of the German Embassy in Constantinople); hand drawing of the Turkish Minister of War Enwer Pasha on the transfer of territory from Turkey to Bulgaria; passes; inscription list in Bucharest; congratulatory letter on the start of the journey; official farewell letter of the diplomatic corps in Constantinople; manuscript of a speech of Ernst II.Invoices, receipts, account statement; remuneration documents; business cards Darin: excerpts from the Turkish newspapers "La Defense" and "Hilal" with articles about Ernst II. (and one illustration); postcards from Kalisch (war destruction) and Constantinople among others; 8 photographs of Ernst II in connection with an audience with the Sultan, a stay at the Black Sea and a visit to the imperial steamship "Goeben" [separated; now in Bü 914].

The story of the person Robert Arnaud was born on 30 June 1885 in Sigmaringen. After attending high school, he completed a three-year apprenticeship in Heilbronn, which was followed by work in various drugstores and as a representative for Kathreiner's malt coffee. In November 1908 Robert Arnaud acquired a building in the Schwabstraße in Sigmaringen, which was to house the Robert Arnaud city drugstore in the following years. In 1928 the shop was enlarged by an extension in the Bauhaus style. Robert Arnaud's marriage to Amelie Dieringer (1889-1970) in 1910 produced the daughters Gertrud (1911-1990), Hildegard (1912-1995) and Gretel (1916-1995) and his son Robert (1927-1945). Robert Arnaud died on 11 May 1945, shortly after his son had been shot dead during the invasion of Sigmaringen by French troops. Inventory history and report of the researcher Renate Arnaud handed over the available documents to the Sigmaringen State Archives in 2004, 2005 and 2007 (accession numbers 55/2004, 20/2005 and 9/2007). This is an enriched estate with a term of approximately 1871 to 2005. The focus is on the first two decades of the 20th century and the years between 1930 and 1940. Corinna Knobloch recorded the documents in the period from March to July 2006 and in February 2007. During the development 1381 units were formed, consisting among others of 5 master plates, 14 units with correspondence, 1191 postcards or folders with postcards as well as photographs, 4 photo glass plates, 479 collector's pictures of Kathreiner's Kneipp malt coffee, Liebig's Fleisch-Extract, Bernsdorp's Cacao

Contains: View of the church, the castle and Ferdinand Müller's colonial, cutlery and hardware store.

e approx. 14 x 9 or 9 x 14 cm; photographs as postcards (o.A.), b/w

Contains also: Lyrics "Am Waterberg"