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When Waldemar Abegg set off on a journey in 1905 even
he probably didn't expect to come back with over 3000 photographs of his
travels. The trip was a reward for his excellent exam results in a totally
unrelated subject and, unusually for those times, he chose to photograph
what he saw in great detail. Ways of life were captured that now only
exist in cultural memories or stereotypical pastiches. His tour took in
many countries including the USA, Japan, China and India. When he returned
many of the pictures were hand-tinted in Berlin adding a magical dimension
to their already high documentary value.
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