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I visited Christine Niethammer in her home in Niddatal Kaichen in the spring of 2022. The friendly, elderly lady is in her late eighties and, despite having survived a stroke, is still very spry, full of life and agile. After her husband died unexpectedly early in the seventies, Christine Niethammer ran the legendary Friedberg Central Studio until 1996. On her Kaichen terrace, she let me scan her photo album from the Central Studio days while enjoying a juice spritzer and good weather. Many pictures and negatives are unfortunately lost.