Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Brass band at the opening ceremony of a new border crossing [12/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
November 10 - December 10 1989
Near Tann (Rhön), between Günthers and Motzlar
Created By:
Karl-Heinz PongsLicense:
From the Set
From the Set
A brass band performing at the opening celebrations of a border crossing between Guenthers, a part of the town Tann on the Roehn River in Hesse, and Motzlar, a part of Schleid, in Suhl district, now Thuringia
Depicts
engineering vehicle,
group of people,
inner German border,
musician,
opening of the border,
street,
wind orchestrafall of the Berlin Wall,
inner German border,
roadmakingPlaces
Günthers/Motzlar border crossing,
Tann (Rhön)Other 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.
Original Caption
"The marching band attached to the Tann volunteer fire brigade inaugurates the re-established road link between Günthers and Motzlar. The road was opened without delay and free of red tape."
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