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The Protestant Bishop of East Berlin, Otto Dibelius, preaching at East-Berlin's Marienkirche.               
Berlin-East, 1958
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The Protestant Bishop of East Berlin, Otto Dibelius, preaching at East-Berlin's...

East-Berliners play chess or card-games in the Treptow public park. Berlin-East, 1958
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East-Berliners play chess or card-games in the Treptow public park. Berlin-East,...

A lady in East-Berlin studies a shop window. High quality textiles were rare in East-Berlin and often sold out. Experienced East-Berlin shoppers would know to check whether the goods displayed in the  window were actually on sale inside.
Berlin-East, 1958.
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A lady in East-Berlin studies a shop window. High quality textiles were rare in...

Having a cake on Stalin-Allee, Berlin East.
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Having a cake on Stalin-Allee, Berlin East.

Stalin-Allee in East Berlin.
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Stalin-Allee in East Berlin.

Ruins in East Berlin. 10th anniversary GDR.
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Ruins in East Berlin. 10th anniversary GDR.

A Kindergarten-outing in Dresden. The poster in the background says: "Onward under the guidance of the
working class to fulfill the Four-Year Plan"
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A Kindergarten-outing in Dresden. The poster in the background says: "Onward und...

Dresden - German cities after the war consisted of
many vacant lots, where entire blocks of houses had
disappeared. Here,parking space has been created,
but in East Germany cars were so rare the parking lots
remained empty.Dresden,1959
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Dresden - German cities after the war consisted of many vacant lots, where entir...

People queuing up for shashlik,burger balls on a       
wooden spit - the East-European version of the         
Western Hamburger. Dresden,1959
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People queuing up for shashlik,burger balls on a wooden spit - the East-E...

Kindergarten teachers taking the children on a trip. The poster in the background reads "Onwards under the guidance of the working class, towards the fulfillment of the Seven-Year-Plan!" 

Dresden, East Germany, 1959
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Kindergarten teachers taking the children on a trip. The poster in the backgroun...

Dining room at the Hotel Astoria,Leipzig,GDR.As elegant
as any West-European hotel,the Astoria's dining room   
is decorated with large paintings contrasting poor     
workers and rich idlers.
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Dining room at the Hotel Astoria,Leipzig,GDR.As elegant as any West-European hot...

A street in East Berlin; ruins.
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A street in East Berlin; ruins.