With the municipality of Riedering in the Rosenheim district, the Topotheque family has gained another member in Bavaria. Often, it is old drawings, older than photographs, that serve as the earliest records of local history. Thus, in this Topotheque, a drawing represents the first evidence of local conditions in 1810. The section on „unknown persons“ reminds us of the transience of our ancestors – and perhaps of ourselves as well. In the photograph, the people are dressed in meticulously tailored festive attire; just over 100 years later, they are merely nameless faces. But time also erases the traces of the circumstances under which the photographs were taken. So, in this photo, the children are real, of course, but the landscape is painted. Is it a local mountain range or just some random backdrop from the photo studio? What about the traditional clothing? Is it locally sourced or was it provided by the studio? Are these local children, or are these tourists from the city posing in a rural idyll? It is also worth questioning whether the unknown young woman went down in history as the first female motorcyclist in the town or whether she was simply posing for the photograph. It is hoped that a rich mosaic of further photographs will allow for comparison and answer questions like these.