Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Group photo at Checkpoint Charlie [6/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
November 9 - 10 1989
Berlin, Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie)
Created By:
Manuela ScholzLicense:
From the Set
From the Set
Group photo with US border guard at the Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie), which was one of the seven street crossings between East and West Berlin (between the Soviet and US American sectors) while the Wall was up. Checkpoint Charlie was designated for use by foreign nationals, affiliates of the Allied Forces and diplomats
Depicts
allies,
child,
group of people,
November 9, 1989,
soldieranxiety,
crowd,
fall of the Berlin Wall,
freedom,
hugging,
job,
joy,
television,
welcome giftPeople/Organizations
Manuela ScholzPlaces
Checkpoint Charlie,
KurfuerstendammOther items in this set
Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.
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