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| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to photography in Germany |
| Nineteenth century photography in Germany |
| 2 | Dr Franz von Kobell & Carl August von Steinheil: Germany: Munich (1839) |
| 3 | Daguerreotypes: Germany |
| 4 | Daguerreotype manuals and instructions: Germany |
| 5 | Salt prints: Germany |
| 6 | City of Hamburg fire (1842) |
| 7 | Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann: Portraits |
| 8 | Alois Löcherer: The statue of Bavaria, Munich (1844-1850) |
| 9 | Germany: Photography magazines and journals |
| 10 | Leopold Ahrendts: Berlin |
| 11 | Carl Hermann Günther: Coronation ceremony of the King of Prussia (1861) |
| 12 | S.P. Christmann: Germany [Stereoview series] |
| 13 | J.F. Stiehm: Ansichten von Deutschland [Series] |
| 14 | Anselm Schmitz: The Rhine and its Environs [Series] |
| 15 | William England: Views of the Rhine and Its Vicinity / Der Rhein und seine Umgebungen [Series] |
| 16 | Adolphe Braun: Allemagne [Series] |
| 17 | Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871): Introduction |
| 18 | Erinnerung an Oberammergau 1890 (Souvenir of Oberammergau 1890) |
| 19 | Waldemar Franz Herman Titzenthaler: Types of German Workers |
| The German royal family |
| 20 | Royal family of Germany |
| Cities |
| 21 | Germany: Berlin |
| 22 | Germany: Cologne |
| 23 | Germany: Hamburg |
| 24 | Germany: Heidelberg |
| 25 | Germany: Leipzig |
| 26 | Germany: Munich |
| 27 | Germany: Nuremberg |
| Pictorialism in Germany |
| 28 | Pictorialism in Germany |
| 29 | Hugo Erfurth: Portraits |
| First World War |
| 30 | German illustrated magazines during the First World War |
| Weimar Germany |
| 31 | The aftermath of the First World War in Germany |
| 32 | Cultural innovation in Weimar Germany |
| 33 | Film und Foto - FiFo (1929) |
| 34 | German expressionism |
| 35 | German Expressionism: Vampyr (1932) |
| 36 | Ross Verlag: Publisher of real photographic postcards |
| 37 | Mannesmannröhrenwerke A. G., Komotau. 1888-1925; Neuanlagen und Umbauten, ab 1920 (ca. 1929) |
| 38 | Political collage in Weimar Germany |
| 39 | John Heartfield: Political photomontages |
| 40 | AIZ - Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung |
| 41 | Photojournalists in Weimar Germany |
| 42 | The legacy of Weimar as photojournalists left Germany |
| 43 | Paul Citroen: Metropolis |
| 44 | Bauhaus |
| 45 | Introduction to New Objectivity |
| 46 | Erich Retzlaff: Book covers |
| The Rise of Fascism and Nazi Germany |
| 47 | The photographic portrayal of Adolf Hitler |
| 48 | Heinrich Hoffmann: Portraits of Adolf Hitler |
| 49 | Adolf Hitler - Nazi propaganda series |
| 50 | Heinrich Hoffmann (Editor) & Josef Bürckel (Foreword): Hitler holt die Saar heim (1938) |
| 51 | Leni Riefenstahl: The creation of the myths of National Socialism |
| 52 | Nazi suicides in Leipzig, Germany (1945) |
| 53 | Yevgeny Khaldei: Soldiers raising the flag of Soviet Union on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin (2 May 1945) |
| 54 | The Holocaust: Death camps |
| 55 | Richard Peter Sr.: Dresden. Eine Kamera klagt an. Ein historisches Dokument (1949) |
| Photographers |
| 56 | Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1952) |
| 57 | August Sander: Portraits |
| 58 | August Sander: Cologne |
| 59 | August Sander: Landscapes |
| 60 | Hugo Schmölz: German architecture |
| 61 | Albert Renger-Patzsch: Die Welt ist schön |
| 62 | Albert Renger-Patzsch: Ruhrchemie factory, Oberhausen-Holten, Germany |
| 63 | Albert Renger-Patzsch: Schubert & Salzer - Textile machinery - Ingolstadt |
| 64 | Albert Renger-Patzsch: Bilder aus der Landschaft zwischen Ruhr und Möhne (1957) |
| Post-War Germany |
| 65 | Introduction to Fotoform |
| 66 | Introduction to subjective photography |
| 67 | Heinz Hajek-Halke: Experimental photography |
| 68 | Kurt Wendlandt: Lichtgraphik |
| 69 | The Berlin Wall |
| 70 | Anders Petersen: Café Lehmitz |
| 71 | Peter Keetman: Volkswagen Factory, Wolfsburg (1953) |
| 72 | Unidentified photographer: Im Pütt (1953) |
| 73 | Heinrich Riebesehl: Agrarlandschaften |
| 74 | Gabriele and Helmut Nothhelfer: The first exhibition "Bali-Kino" Berlin (October 1974) |
| 75 | Gabriele and Helmut Nothhelfer: What's our Concern with Strangers? |
| Dusseldorf School |
| 76 | Dusseldorf School |
| 77 | Bernd & Hilla Becher: Typologies |
| Contemporary projects |
| 78 | The Trashcam Project - Hamburg, Germany (2012) |
| Photobooks |
| 79 | German photobooks |
| 80 | Albert Renger-Patzsch: Books |
