There are no known photographs of Raff's parents who were poor people of humble origins, but we do have portraits of his wife Doris, their daughter Helene and his parents-in-law, the Genasts. It is interesting to note from the five examples of his signature, how much this varied over the years.
Variable quality scans are available here for viewing and download.
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Signature from an 1881 letter
669x203 pixels, 72dpi
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Signature from the 1860s or 1870s
708x242 pixels, 72dpi
size: 13Kb |
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Signature (possibly with "dir" for Direktor of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt)
713x116 pixels, 72dpi
size: 17Kb
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 Letter written by Raff on
8 May 1869
1008x843 pixels, 72dpi
size: 94Kb |
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Autograph of a Pensée Fugitive written by Raff
952x614 pixels, 72dpi
size: 107Kb |
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Raff's fiancée, Doris Genast in 1856
588x972 pixels, 72dpi
size: 85Kb |
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Raff's wife, Doris
643x945 pixels, 72dpi
size: 92Kb |
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Raff's daughter, Helene Raff in the 1930s
556x800 pixels, 72dpi
size: 57Kb |
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Raff's father-in-law, Eduard Genast
708x787 pixels, 72dpi
size: 104Kb
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Raff's mother-in-law, Christine Genast.
618x766 pixels, 72dpi
size: 128Kb
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