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- ↑ Ulli., Steltzer (1984). A Haida potlatch. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0295961597. OCLC 10779534.
- 1 2 3 Cobb1 Morgan2, Myrna1 Sher2 (1978). Eight women photographers of British Columbia 1860-1978. Victoria, B.C. p. 64.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Ulli Steltzer - Graphic Arts". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- 1 2 3 4 Scott, Michael (2002). "Vancouver Photographer Ulli Steltzer has Traversed the Planet to Assemble Images of Privation and Nobility". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/obituary-ulli-steltzer-photographer-with-a-social-conscience
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