Picture archive

Photographs
The collection consists of around 120,000 historical photographs, some dating as far back as the 1860s, with motifs drawn from all parts of the world. Read more
Paintings and graphic materials
The archive holds around 800 works by the landscape painter Ernst Vollbehr (1876–1960). Read more
Picture postcards
The archive for geography owns a collection of around 140,000 picture postcards from many countries. Read more