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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.



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The coffeehouse,center of Austria's Fin-de-siecle life, home of politicians and literati,awoke to new life and fame after World War II. Waiter and guest discuss the latest news. Vienna,1954
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The coffeehouse,center of Austria's Fin-de-siecle life, home of politicians and...

Meyer, Franz, publican
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Meyer, Franz, publican

Painter Carry Hauser in his studio,Vienna,1954
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Painter Carry Hauser in his studio,Vienna,1954

Actor Raoul Aslan,Burgtheater,Vienna,1954.
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Actor Raoul Aslan,Burgtheater,Vienna,1954.

Actors Helene Thimig (wdow of Max Reinhardt) and Martin Berliner with Ernst Haeussermann,later director of the Vienna Burgtheater,at the Cafe Savoy in downtown Vienna.Vienna,1954
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Actors Helene Thimig (wdow of Max Reinhardt) and Martin Berliner with Ernst Hae...

Viennese boys playing soccer on a vacant lot. Vienna,1954.
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Viennese boys playing soccer on a vacant lot. Vienna,1954.

Lorenz Boehler (1885-1973), Austrian physician and famous trauma surgeon. Professor Lorenz Böhler, who introduced the pinning of broken bones, with a "pinned" leg at Vienna's General Hospital. Vienna, 1954
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Lorenz Boehler (1885-1973), Austrian physician and famous trauma surgeon. Profe...

Life in post-war Vienna. Children after school.
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Life in post-war Vienna. Children after school.

Professor Hans Strotzka,Freudian psychoanalyst, with patient.Strotzka initiated group therapy for survivors of Nazi concentration camps. A photograph of Sigmund Freud on the wall,Vienna 1954. on the wall. Vienna,1954
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Professor Hans Strotzka,Freudian psychoanalyst, with patient.Strotzka in...

Austrian critic and translator Hans Weigel.
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Austrian critic and translator Hans Weigel.

Members of the Austrian government after a cabinet meeting.In 1954,Austria was still under Allied Occupation. Kolb, Raab, Maisel, Waldbrunner, Figl, Geroe, Schaerf, Uebleis, Bock, Graf, Thoma, Gruber.
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Members of the Austrian government after a cabinet meeting.In 1954,Austria was...

Daily life in post-war Vienna. The Prater fun-fair is again what it once was, with toy windmills, railway signal wands, monkeys and bears, and dirt-cheap rings and watches. A child is fascinated by toys. Vienna, Austria, 1954
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Daily life in post-war Vienna. The Prater fun-fair is again what it once was,...