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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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akg2-V40-J2-1906-18 The two Geishas Kodamasan (left) and Yobokichi in Beppu on the island of Kyushu. Coloured photograph, 1906. Photo: akg-images |
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akg2-R20-S3-1905 Passenger sitting on a deck-chair, reading, during the voyage from Honolulu in Hawaii toYokohama in Japan on the English liner "S.S. Doric": Photo, 1905. Photo: akg-images |
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View of the Great Wall of China near Peking. Coloured photograph, 1906. Photo: akg-images |
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akg5JP-A0-Y1-1906 Japanese houses at a lake. Coloured photograph, 1906. Photo: akg-images |
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akg5KR-S1-D5-1906 Street scene by one of the city gates in Seoul, Korea. Coloured photograph, 1906. Photo: akg-images |