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Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit


A sensitive portrait of one of the most important eras of Austrian history – from Austria’s Allied occupation until the re-establishment of full sovereignty with the State Treaty in 1955. Erich Lessing portrayed politics as well as a new emerging society and the revival of the cultural scene in post-war Austria. Text contributions by well-known personalities like Gerd Bacher, Alexander Giese and Ludwig Steiner.



230 photos
Austrian industrialist Manfred Mautner-Markhof         
(with the Mautner-family's traditional whiskers),      
watching the horses pass by before the start of        
the races.                                             
Freudenau racecours,Vienna,1954
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Austrian industrialist Manfred Mautner-Markhof (with the Mautner-family...

Gentlemen in tophats watching the horseraces on        
Vienna's Freudenau racecourse,1954.
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Gentlemen in tophats watching the horseraces on Vienna's Freudenau racec...

Peter Marenzi,Max Turnauer and friend at the     
races on Vienna's Freudenau racecourse.                
Vienna,1954
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Peter Marenzi,Max Turnauer and friend at the races on Vienna's Freudenau r...

A bride and groom emerge from the photographer's studio and climbs into a waiting fiacre, one of Vienna's typical horse-drawn carriages.

Vienna, Austria, 1954
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A bride and groom emerge from the photographer's studio and climbs into a waitin...

Clemens Krauss conducting the Vienna Philharmonic      
Orchestra at the Musikvereins-Concerthall in Vienna.   
The great conductor died a few weeks later in Mexico.  
Vienna,1954
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Clemens Krauss conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Musikve...

Three ladies enjoy an afternoon coffee at "Demel's", the famous cafe and bakery and meeting point for the Viennese high society meet.

Vienna, 1954
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Three ladies enjoy an afternoon coffee at "Demel's", the famous cafe and bakery...

Life in post-war Vienna: Young lovers in a Vienna      
park, 1959
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Life in post-war Vienna: Young lovers in a Vienna park, 1959

Life in post-war Vienna: The Viennese have always
been great soccer fans and although Austrian soccer
after World War II never reached the dizzy heights of
the 1930ties,the Vienna soccer stadium is always
crowded.
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Life in post-war Vienna: The Viennese have always been great soccer fans and alt...

Life in post-war Vienna: Chambermusic at home, a Viennese family's typical evening entertainment.

Vienna,1954
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Life in post-war Vienna: Chambermusic at home, a Viennese family's typical eveni...

Life in post-war Vienna: a Soviet military band,       
complete with Turkish crescent,performs on Vienna's    
"Heldenplatz" in downtown Vienna,1954.
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Life in post-war Vienna: a Soviet military band, complete with Turkish cr...

Life in post-war Vienna: A US-Army brass band performs 
on Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square),in front of the        
Imperial palace. Vienna, 1954
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Life in post-war Vienna: A US-Army brass band performs on Heldenplatz (Heroes'...

Post-war Vienna. 
In the occupied, divided city, US and Soviet officers (Generals Fitts and Moletkov) change command of the first district on Heldenplatz, behind the monument of Prince Eugene of Savoy. US army photographers document the monthly event.

Vienna, 1954
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Post-war Vienna. In the occupied, divided city, US and Soviet officers (Genera...