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A queue at Checkpoint Charlie

OBJECT INFORMATION

Info

November 11 1989
Berlin, Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie)
Created By: Jürgen Nagel

License: Not Creative Commons

From the Set

Exhibition theme: The Border Opens

A queue at the Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie), one of the seven road border crossings between East and West Berlin (Soviet and American sectors, respectively) while the Wall was up. Checkpoint Charlie was designated for use by foreign nationals, affiliates of the Allied Forces and diplomats.

Depicts

allies, banner (flag), border guard, camera, car, crowd, graphic art, guard room, national flag, television camera, warning sign

Context

fall of the Berlin Wall

Places

Checkpoint Charlie

Text in image

Karnevals- / gesellschaft / Rot Gold / 1986 / Berlin / e.V.

Al[l]ied / Checkpo[in]t Charlie

Related

Original Caption

"The gate is open!"