The article examines the most famous photographs of the first persons of Tuva in 1914, indicating the place of their modern storage in the Archive of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Geographical Society. The collection consists of two parts: in the album “Uryanghai Region” the photographs are glued and signed by hand, apparently by S. Mintzlov - Category 112 Inventory 1. No. 483, and in the second part - separately: Category 112 Inventory 1. No. 189 - 65 photos. The indisputability of their authorship and the authenticity of their names are proven by the travelers themselves Sergey and Ksenia Mintzlov.