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Paul Wolff Bibliography 2009 continued (page 3) go back to Photographica Page Griechenland im Auto Erlebt, Verlag F. Bruckmann AG, Munich, 1936, 1941. Hard cover, ? dust jacket. A book length photo-essay. 80 gravure photos (83 in the 1941 edition) of the Balkans by Wolff &Tritschler, text by Dr. Carl T. Wiskott.
Neue Kräfte wirkt die Kraft, Erlebtes Heilbäd, Verlag A. Schaller, Bad Elster, 1936. Small hard-cover octavo with test by Herbert Duckstein and a dozen high quality halftones by Dr. Paul Wolff on the spa of Bad Elster.
Nordseebad Norderney: Preußisches Staatsbad, published by Landesverkehrsverband Ostfriesland, 1936. † A softbound prospectus on the island, including a folder of timetables, a list of places to stay, etc. There are 28 gravure photographs by Paul Wolff. One image also appears in Sonne über See und Strand below. See also the ca. 1960 title on Norderney, with which there is again one (different) overlapping image.
Skikamerad Toni, Winterfahrten um Garmisch-Partenkirchen, H. Bechhold Verlagsbuchhandlung (Inhaber Breidenstein), Frankfurt, 1936. At least 2 editions. Hard cover, dust jacket. A book length photo-essay. 76 gravure photos and technical text by Dr. Wolff, main text by Burghard von Reznicek. A later title in English, Ski & Camera: 76 winter Leica Photographs by Dr. Paul Wolff, Ruthenberg Color Photography Co., Hollywood, (c. 1938), is spiral bound, has identical cover images (here pasted onto stiff boards rather than as a dust jacket), identical photographs, and Dr. Wolff's commentary in both English and German. There was also a DJ over the spiral binding, but one has not been located for examination so far. Von Reznicek's introduction with its rather flowery language is abbreviated here, and is only in English. Joseph K. Brown, an authority on early Leica literature, mentions an ad for this book in Leica Photography, Sept. 1936, p.21, and states further that Dr. Wolff used some 9x12cm landscape shots in addition to the Leica photos in the book
Sonne über See und Strand, H. Bechhold Verlagsbuchhandlung (Inhaber Breidenstein), Frankfurt, 1936. At least 2 editions. Hard cover, dust jacket. A book length photo-essay. 112 gravure photos with trilingual captions, text by Dr.Wolff, and closing commentary by H. Windisch. It includes a memorial to Oskar Barnack who had died 16 January, 1936. There is also a special edition of this book in a slip case with a different, deluxe binding (black pebbled corners and spine), numbered (to at least 100) and signed by Dr. Wolff. Then, according to Joseph K. Brown, there is an advertisement for a English-language title Sun, Sea, Shore in Leica Photography Dec. 1936, p. 18. Publisher is B. Westermann Co., Inc., New York. It is not clear if this title actually exists, but there is a version of Sonne über See und Strand (3 examples either inspected or described in detail by their owners) where the binding of the German edition (H. Bechhold Verlag) was printed with this English title. Inside everything is in German except the trilingual picture titles in (German, French and English), just as in the more common edition. Since this German Sun, Sea, Shore examined lacked its dustjacket, what language this carried cannot be commented upon.
Triberg Schwarzwald, 1936. † There exist at least three such pamphlets with images by Dr . Wolff. The largest is the 1936 one at 16 pages, listed above; there are different ones from 1934 and 1937, each having its own publisher, and with some overlap of images.
Was ich bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 sah, Karl Specht Verlag, Berlin, 1936. 168 gravure photos by Dr. Wolff, forward by Burghard von Reznicek. Hardbound quarto, dust jacket. A book length photo-essay. A rare edition for release in Japan exists: What I Saw at the Olympic Games, Maruzen Company, Ltd., Tokyo, 1936. This is a German-printed edition with the full text and otherwise identical, but in English! Published also is a commoner Italian translation: Olimpiadi 1936, Bompiani, Milan (? 1936), with text by Bruno Roghi, but printed in Germany; this too is laid out like the German edition. These editions probably represent Germany sharing its triumphal games with the other Axis powers, but it is a puzzle why the one from Japan is not in Japanese. There were two American editions issued, both by William Morrow & Company,New York: the first is Sport Shots, 1937, basically identical but with only a portion of the original German text; the latter is entitled Champions in Action, 1938. The spiral-bound 1938 book with green boards has an entirely different text (by equestrian writer Frank A. Wrensch with an introduction by Grantland Rice), fewer images, and is in octavo. The title is quite rare. Rather than an account of the Games, it gives commentary on the skills and attributes necessary for many of the various sports depicted, with repeated praise for Dr. Wolff's photographic efforts. Communication with the Archiv has indicated that the book was previously unknown to them and probably to Dr. Wolff as well! It is likely that the publisher, having the images simply used a portion of them again in a new title. See also below Les Jeux Olympiques Berlin 1936, Dr. Paul Wolff Pionnier du Leica, Éditions Ronald Hirle, Strasbourg, 1999.
Dr. Waldrich KG. Grosswerkzeugmaschinen, Siegen in Westfalen, Inhaber Breidenstein, Franfurt, ca.1936. Privately published. An industrial work of Wolff & Tritschler, and others, on a heavy machinery manufacturer. Gravures are of incredibly massive machine tools and their operators. The dedication in the copy examined says that this is No. 484, but it not clear how large the total edition was.
Uniformen am laufenden Band, Ein Bericht aus der Rhein-Mainischen Industrie, Hauserpresse, Hans Schaefer, Frankfurt, no date (1936) Square quarto with text by Paul G. Ehrhardt and many gravure illustrations after photos by Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler of the process of making uniforms. The company depicted is UNAG (Uniform-Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main), and most of the images are moderate close-ups of the manufacturing process. Propaganda is present in the text as the date would imply, but there are no overt Nazi images. Two later publications of similar nature are included in this bibliography: Arbeit für die Wehrmacht, 1941, and Uniformen und Soldaten, 1942, although these depict a different firm.
Arbeit!, Im Gemeinshaftsverlag von Volk und Reich Verlag GmbH, Berlin and H. Bechhold Verlagsbuchhandlung (Inhaber Breidenstein), Frankfurt, 1937. Hard cover, dust jacket. 200 varied industrial gravure pictures and text by Dr. Wolff. Forward by Paul G. Ehrhardt. This book is a classic Wolff title, highly sought after for its demonstration of masterly lighting, 'architectural' renderings of massive machinery, and environmental portraiture which catches the individuality of industrial workers.
** E. A. Lehmann, Zeppelin-Kapitän, Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt, 1937. Hardbound octavo with text by Max Geisenheyner, and about 1/3 of the images by Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler . This is a testimonial to Ernst August Lehmann, captain of the Zeppelin L. S. Hindenburg. The text is about his fascinating and ultimately sad story, from his childhood and becoming a Zeppelin captain, to his fiery death upon the exposion of his ship in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. There are numerous images of Lehmann, but it is the Wolff & Tritschler images of the interior and workings of the airship which are especially striking. Thomas Sommer reports that Tritschler took these photos, and that both he and author Geisenheyner were on Hindenburg flight LZ 129from Friedrichshafen to Rio and back when these shots were taken.
E. Merck Chemischefabrik, Darmstadt, 1937. Privately published. An industrial title on the Merck Co. with gravure photos by Dr Wolff. Text by Wilhelm Michel.
Festschrift zum 75jährigen Bestehen der Firma Franz Clouth Rheinische Gummiwarenfabrik A.-G. Köln-Nippes 1862-1937. DuMont Schauberg Verlag, Köln, 1937. Privately-published Festschrift on a rubber products firm, with gravures after photos by "Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler, Frankfurt a. M.", as well as by W. Matthäs and H. Schmölz. The 40 or so images are not themselve specifically identified as to their source, but the large majority of these are in the style of Wolff & Tritschler: dramatic and wide-angle close-up Leica shots of workers at their work stations. The others images are rather static and appear to be made by larger format cameras.
50 Jahre Hände am Werk, Goetzewerk AG, Burscheid bei Köln, Hauserpresse (Hans Schaefer), Frankfurt, 1937. Square octavo, privately published. An industrial book on a piston ring, washer and gasket company. Numerous gravures of photos by Wolff & Tritschler, and others. Text is by Fritz Faiß and Ewald Schmitz.
Der grosse Auftrag. Vier Jahre Werkarbeit 1933-1936, Volk und Reich Verlag, Berlin, 1937. Large square quarto. A Nazi-approved publication on that government's first four-year plan, showing halftone pictures of the activities of various industries with graphs of their economic growth superimposed. Included also are uplifting portraits of workers and other members of das Volk, as well as photos of Nazi Party labor rallies. Text by Friedrich Heiß. The majority of the photos are by Dr. Wolff, or Wolff & Tritschler.
Das Heim im Reichsarbeitsdienst, H. Bechhold Verlagsbuchhadel, Frankfurt, 1937. Home-building by Hitler's National Labor Service. Hardbound quarto with text by Wilhelm Schlaghecke, one color plate and 80 halftones "by Dr. Wolff and the author". Approximately 1/2 of the images are by Dr. Wolff, likely including the color plate and the front cover photo.
Heimbach, Thomas Joseph GmbH. & Co. C Meyer-Mark H.H., J. J. Arnd-Verlag Überseepost, Leipzig, 1937. This is a felt-making and cloth-weaving concern. Many gravures by Wolff & Tritschler. Unlike most of the industrial titles this book is an octavo not the usual larger quarto size, likely due to it being part (#34) of a larger series on German industries by this publisher. See also Gebrüder Theil, 1938 below.
Herbert Lindner. Fabrik für Werkzeugmaschinen zur Feinstbearbeitung. Druckschrift Nr. 116. (Hauptkatalog),Berlin-Wittenau, 1937. Privately published hatdbound quarto, dustjacket. An industrial title, heavy machine tools: srew-making, polishing, drilling and testing. Dr. Wolff's name appears nowhere in this volume, but the Archiv states the halftone photos of the workers at their machines are his. Being the main company catalogue, there are a profusion of product shots; these are presumably by others.
100 Jahre mechanische Baumwoll-Spinnerei und Weberei, Augsburg, 1937. Privately published. An industrial title, fabric spinning and weaving. Fine screen halftones by Wolff & Tritschler, and others.
100 Jahre Val Mehler AG. Fulda: Leinen und Baumwollweberei, Inhaber Breidenstein, Frankfurt, 1937. Privately published. 72 pages of gravure industrial photographs of cotton cloth making by Dr. Wolf, with descriptive captions.
100 Jahre Schichau, 1937. A quarto, a privately published festschrift on the company Schichau Werke in Elbing, West Prussia, which built locomotives and steam turbines, and also warships, U-boats, and steamships at its Danzig works, Schichau-Werft. (The locatations are of course now in Poland and the company is now called Elzam Holding). There are reproductions of 6 paintings in 5-color printing and many photographs printed as gravures. 25 of the photographic images, about 50% of the total, are in a portfolio of the works by "Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler, O.H.G., Frankfurt a. M". This is a scarce title, perhaps because it is of interest to WWII buffs as well as photographic historians.
Jahrbuch Dr. Madaus & Co, Radebeul, 1937; and 1938. Privately published. An industrial title on a manufacturer of botanicals and homeopathic products. In the 1937 Jahrbuch there are multiple beautiful tipped-in color illustrations and plates of flowers, and about 25 halftones, the majority of which are of workers and machinery. These last are not attributed to any particular photographer, but are definitely in the style of Dr. Wolff's industrial photos. The 1938 Jahrbuch also has tipped-in color plates but fewer and smaller images of workers (harvesting plants and in the laboratory). According to Thomas Sommer the pictures in both volumes are indeed by Dr. Wolff & Tritschler.
Moritzburg bei Dresden, Landesfremdenverkehrsverband, Sachsen, 1937. † A 12-page illustrated brochure with selenium-toned halftone images by Paul Wolff. Dresden. Several of the photos also appear in Jagdschloss Moritzburg, ca. 1925 above.
Schön-Bärbel von Ottenheim, Rembrandt-Verlag, Berlin,1937. An octavo novella by the prolific author Otto Flake, concerning the historical figure Bärbel von Ottenheim. The book is illustrated by thee halftones of sculptures of Bärbel and her spouse Jakobs von Lichtenberg. Included also are two postcard images of the protagonist, all from Dr. Paul Wolff u. Tritschler, Frankfurt/M.
75 Jahre Collet & Engelhard Werkzeugmaschinenabrik AG. Offenbach a. Main 1862 bis 1937, VDI-Verlag GmbH, Berlin,1937. Privately published. An industrial title, heavy machine tools. Halftone photos by Dr. Wolff & Tritschler and the company archive, text by Conrad Matschoss.
Achzig Jahre chemische Werke Albert, Hauserpresse Hans Schaefer, Frankfurt, 1938. Privately published. A Festschrift on the Heinrich Albert firm with about half of the gravure photographs by Dr. Wolff and the remainder mostly from the company archive. Text is by Dr. F. Kroemer.
** Deutsches Volkstanzbuch. Vom Tanzkreis zur Tanzgemeinschaft. Rudolph'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Dresden, 1938. Many halftone pictures of dance positions from photographs, but only 3 out of 27 are by by Paul Wolff.
Gross- oder Kleinbild? Ergebnisse einer fotofahrt durch Franken an die Donau, H. Bechhold Verlagsbuchhandlung (Inhaber Breidenstein), Frankfurt, 1938. Hardbound, dust jacket. 100 gravure photos, both Leica and larger format plus text by Dr. Wolff, illustrating how the Leica could do as well as the plate camera for landscapes and architectural subjects. Additional text by Eberhard Beckmann.
Heraklith Rundschau. Hausmitteilung der Heraklith-Werke Simbach und Radenthein 10. Jahrgang, Simbach, 1938. An industrial title of Wolff & Tritschler on a company which made particle board; this is a monthly insert into the in-house journal, 20 pages not bound but with punched holes for a binder. 28 gravure photos by Wolff & Tritschler.
125 Jahre Franz Garny KG, Frankfurt-Niederrad, Frankfurt, 1938. Wolff & Tritschler, text by Hans Schaefer. Privately published, small hardbound quarto, 38 pages. The Wolff & Tritschler images are in a photogravure portfolio sction. There are other images, perhaps by them, of antique safes and vaults. This is an industrial title on a company which pioneered the development of the German safe and the building of safe deposit rooms. The gravures possess a sense of intimacy with the workers, even more than the usual Wolff & Tritschle efforts. This is a very rare title.
I. G. Farbenindustrie AG 1863-1938, F. Bruckmann KG, München, 1938. Privately published. Text by Dr. Hermann Pinnow, a portfolio of gravure photos by 'Atelier Dr. Paul Wolff', and additional photographs, likely by others, scattered through the text. An industrial title on I.G. Farben / Bayer.
Kleine Italienfahrt, Karl Specht Verlag, Berlin, 1938. Softbound, dust jacket. A book length photo-essay. 68 gravure photos of Italy and text by Dr. Wolff, with additional text by Dr. Georg Biermann.
Phänomen-Werke Gustav Hiller AG, 50 Jahre technisches Schaffen 1888-1938, Zittau Eigenverlag, Zittau, 1938. Privately published. 50 years of a bicycle and motorbike company, with a large number of high quality halftones by Wolff &Tritschler. Text by Paul G. Ehrhardt.
75 Jahre Thiel Gebrüder GmbH, Ruhla in Thüringen, J.J. Arnd Verlag, Leipzig. 1938. Privately published. An industrial title on a watch and machine tool maker. Text by Paul G. Erhardt, halftone photos by Wolff & Tritschler. This hardbound octavo is #38 in the same series as Heimbach / Meyer-Mark, 1937 above.
40 Jahre Messer & Co. GmbH, Brönners Druckerei und Verlag (Inhaber Breidenstein) Frankfurt 1938. Privately published hardbound quarto, text by Edmund Hampel, many photographs in halftone. H. & H. Schaufler and Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler are listed as the sources for photos; in actuality there are also images from the company archives, and it is difficult to assign authorship for many images. In the 1930's, Messer & Co. made welding, soldering and flame cutting tools, large machines for industrial welding processes, and gases for industrial use.
Zellwolle, Vom Wünder ihres Werdens, Brönners Druckerei und Verlag (Inhaber Breidenstein), Frankfurt, 1938. Hardbound, dust jacket. Several editions; published for the general public. 96 industrial gravure photos of rayon manufacture by Dr. Wolff, text by Paul G. Ehrhard. The book is covered in rayon, and it appears the sewn-in bookmark is rayon as well!
Zur Erinnerung an die 75. Wiederkehr des Gründungstages der Farbwerke vor dem Meister Lucius & Brüning 1863‑1938, F. Bruckmann KG, München, 1938. Privately published. An industrial title on I. G. Farben / Hoechst, text by Dr. Hermann Pinnow, and the vast majority of the many gravures by Dr. Wolff.
Moderne Innenräume, nach Farbenbild Aufnahmen von Dr. P. Wolff, Carl Schünemann, Bremen, c.1938. † Softbound pamphlet with 12 color illustrations (printed by a direct 3-color process) of 1930's domestic room arrangements by Dr. Wolff. This booklet would appear to have been published to illustrate products of the wallpaper manufacturer (or seller) Norta Tapete.
Vom Automatenbau. IndexWerke KG, Hahn & Tessky, Eßlingen, (ca. 1938). Privately published. An industrial book on a machine tool manufacturer. Gravure photos by Wolff & Tritschler, text by Dr. Alfons Paquet.
50 Jahre Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken AG, VDI-Verlag, Berlin, 1939. Limp cloth binding. Privately published large quarto. Most of the gravure photos are by Wolff & Tritschler.
Hundert Jahre Schuler AG 1839-1939. Göppingen-Württemberg, Societäts-Druckerei, Frankfurt, 1939. Privately published. A book on an engineering-works. 90% of the gravures by Wolff & Tritschler.
Kurort Bärenburg. Ober-und Waldbärenburg. published by the Bürgermeister, Bärenburg, 1939. † A 12-page prospectus on this spa, with halftones after photos by Paul Wolff, Dresden (!) and the Welzel Bildarchiv; exact attributions of the 18 images are not given.
Meine Erfahrungen mit der Leica, Neue Bearbeitung, Breidenstein Verlagsgesellschaft, Frankfurt, 1939. Hard cover, dust jacket. 178 gravure photos, including 4 color shots by Dr. Wolff. A totally new book than the similarly-titled 1934 publication. According to the researches of Shoichiro "Fritz" Takeda, the existence of an edition in Japanese of this 1939 Meine Erfahrungen was confirmed, then obtained. It was published divided into two separate books, the first being Leica Shashin (Leica Photography) published in 1941 by Bancho Shobo. This publisher is an affiliate of Schmidt Shoten, the sole agent of Ernst Leitz in Japan. The other book was called Leica Shashin no Kansei (The completion of Leica Photography) which came out in 1942 by the same publisher. Allegedly, the negatives were imported from Germany for publication of these books. Images in the two Japanese books are identical to the German edition, except that they are printed sometimes in a different order, size, or tonality. The dustjacket photo (the famous reversed image of Dr. Wolff with his Leica) and layout is identical; the photo for the dustjacket of the second Japanese volume is a reproduction of one of the color shots inside. Unsere Arbeit im Dienst der deutschen Wirtschaft, Frankfurt, 1939. Published by Adam Opel AG. 86 sides with 97 photos, designs and 5 double swing- outs (with photos and designs), in a hardbound almost square small quarto. “This line report covers the time period of the last ten years. It certifies our work in motorizing Germany and our ongoing efforts for the world validity of the German automobile.” “Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler” are listed as amoung several photographers, but their pictures (gravures) seem clearly identifiable despite the lack of individual picture-credits, and comprise about half of the total. While there is no reuse of images from the earlier Opel im Sport 1934, or Am Laufenden Band, many are very similar.
40 Jahre Miele 1899-1939, 1939. Privately published softbound quarto. This is in essence a manufacturer's catalog. Miele manufactured electrical machinery such as home and industrial washing machines and mangles, milking machines and bulk milk processors, butter churns, and non-electrical items such as ice-boxes, ladders, carts, bicycles, and motor bikes. The photos are by Wolff & Tritschler and others, and Dr. Wolff's work may include some of the product shots as well as a handful of high quality halftones of the company's workers.
Wolff F. & Sohn, Karlsruher Parfümerie und Toiletteseifen-Fabrik, Preis-Liste 1939, Karlsruhe, 1939. This large octavo price list with stiff board covers includes 7 duotone product shots by 'Atelier Dr. Wolff & Tritschler'. These photos are clearly done with a technical camera, not a Leica.
Im Kraftfeld von Rüsselheim, Knorr und Hirth Verlag, Munich, 1940. Several editions. Hardbound large square octavo, dust jacket. 88 photos in 4-color offset of Opel car manufacture by Dr. Wolff, taken in 1938-39, text by Heinrich Hauser. Published for the general public and possibly the world's first all-color illustrated book on industry, following closely upon what may be the first all-color photo picture book (Das farbige Leica-Buch, 1938) and perhaps the first color travel book (Zu den Palmen Libyens, 1938) by the same publisher. This is an astounding book: Arbeit! with color photos, as it were. Included are shots in mines, of steel and fabric manufacture, rubber vulcanization, glass making, etc. Despite being sought-after and costly in good condition, this book is still fairly common in Germany; apparently 50,000 copies were printed. The book is also controversial: is it clever Nazi propaganda or simply a beautiful book? Since consensus is that Dr. Wolff was no Leni Riefenstahl, each of us should locate a copy and decide. Interestingly, author Heinrich Hauser, said to have been an opponent of the Nazis, apparently emigrated to the U.S. before the book's publication! This is a 'must have' title in one's Dr. Wolff library. Associated with this book are two other publications: a Sonderdruck Kampf und Kolben, Mahle KG, Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt, 1940, and a review Die farbige Illustration des Buches "Im Kraftfeld von Rüsselheim. The first is a 20-page prospectus for the book with four of the images; the second a description by Carl T. Wiscott of how the color photos were made. [See also Am Laufenden Band, 1936, above, as Im Kraftfeld von Rüsselheim can be viewed as its sequel.]
Der Rhein, Vision und Wirklichkeit, August Bagel Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943. Hard cover; dust jacket. Several editions. 160 halftone photos by Dr. Wolff and Tritschler in the first edition, text by Dr. Alfons Paquet. The 2nd through 4th editions, 1941-3, all have 168 photos.
25 Jahre Zahnradfabrik, Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, 1940. Privately published. An industrial title on a gear-maker. Text by Oskar Weller, gravure photos by Wolff & Tritschler, including 4 out of 8 color shots. The burnished, gleaming tone of the gear photographs here is aesthetically quite pleasing.
Das Buch vom Schaumwein, Fachgruppe Schaumweinindustrie, Wiesbaden, no date, but prewar, ? ca. 1940. Softbound octavo with text by Hanns W. Brose, 30 photos in fine-screen halftones, 29 attributed nonspecifically to Paul Wolff and P. Schaefer, one to Ufa. About half the images are of vineyards, wine production, or technical aspects of winemaking--these appear stylistically to be from Dr. Wolff. The remainder of the images depict opening bottles, serving the bubbly, and the like.
Vogel-Verlag, Pössneck. Ein Bericht in Bildern, Pössneck, ca. 1940. This thin hardbound quarto, without date, self-published by Vogel-Verlag, has text by O.H. Haase and Kurt Stumpe, and numerous quite striking, beautifully printed gravure images by Dr. Paul Wolff and Tritschler, and by others. Most of the images appear to be by Wolff and Tritschler. Compare this title with another on the same company from 1958, below, when it had reconstituted itself and moved from Thuringia, to Würzburg in western Germnay. Vogel-Verlag was/is a major publisher of technical books and periodicals.
Ate Hydraulik-Handbuch, Hauserpresse Hans Schaefer. Frankfurt, 1941, 1942. This is a privately published manufacturers' handbook of quarto size in two parts from the Alfred Teves Maschinen- und Armaturenfabrik company, comprising many loose pages in a binder with stiff cover boards. This handbook, produced by Paul G. Ehrhardt and G. Stuhr, details Ate's product line, primarily hydraulic brakes for various vehicles, but also other hydraulic devices. 75% of the 50 or so gravure reproductions of photographs are by Paul Wolff, including (likely) one color image. Most of the images are in a portfolio at the end of the volume.
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