Up for sale is a original vintage German family photo album containing 38 original photographs spanning the late Imperial era into the Weimar Republic era (dated between 1913 and 1930).
Album Highlights & Subjects:
- 38 total original photographs mounted across loose album pages.
- Transportation & Aviation: Features an original photograph of a Zeppelin airship floating in flight ("Zeppelin über... 1929/1930") and two men posed on a 1920s motorcycle with a sidecar.
- Regional & Travel History: Multiple pages documented at Priwall / Lübeck along the Baltic Sea coast (1927–1929), including seaside outings and large group retreats.
- Social History & Fashion: Detailed 1929 formal multi-generational wedding portrait ("Clärchens Hochzeit 1929 am 15.8."), a 1929 school theatrical/costume pageant with star crowns, 1924 girls' school portrait ("Mädchenschule 1924"), folk dance performances, 1920s beachwear, and flapper-era attire.
- Handwritten Provenance: Most pages feature German captions written in traditional period Sütterlin script.
Condition & Format:
The album consists of loose, unbound heavy dark cardstock pages containing 38 photos. The page edges show visible wear, chipping, fraying, and small tears along the margins consistent with fragile antique paper. The photographs themselves remain clear with strong visual detail.
Please review all listing photographs for exact condition and detail.
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