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OBJECT INFORMATION

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November 10 1989
Berlin, Bornholmer Straße border crossing
Created By: Peter R. Asche

License: Creative Commons License

From the Set

Bornholmer Straße Border Crossing, Berlin, 9/10 November 1989

Curious onlookers on Bösebrücke bridge at the open Bornholmer Strasse border crossing, one of seven street crossings between East and West Berlin (between Soviet and US American sectors) while the Wall was up. The border crossing at Bornholmer Strasse was the first to undergo closure of its passport control facility, occurring on the night of November 9, 1989

Depicts

crowd, German flag, joy, tollgate, Wartburg (car), watchtower

Context

camera, fall of the Berlin Wall, joy, November 9, 1989, opening of the border, television

People/Organizations

Günter Schabowski

Places

Bornholmer Straße, Bornholmer Straße border crossing, Bösebrücke (bridge)

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