A rich archival material from the period of the First World War is preserved in the archives of B&H in Sarajevo. The original album with photographs of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie is what visitors and researches mostly ask for.
Photos from 28 June 1914 when Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated can be found in the photo-album.
A military exercise was being held on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo, which Franz Ferdinand wanted to visit. Although he was informed that revolts may occur in Sarajevo, he and his wife still visited B&H. While he was visiting Sarajevo, Nedeljko Čabrinović performed an unsuccessful bomb assassination.
The Crown Prince has decided to continue the ride in an open car through the city and only 20 minutes later was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a secret organization “Mlada Bosna”. On that occasion, Ferdinand’s wife Sophia was killed as well, and Bosnian governor general Potiorek was wounded.
Family photos and portraits of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are in the album as well. The bombs, gun and bullets found at the assassin are in one of the photos.
(Source: Klix.ba)
