"Ein grenzenloses Wochenende" ("A Borderless Weekend"), excerpt

Info

November 11 1989
Eschwege, Marktstraße and vicinity
Duration: 00:16:29 min.
Created By: Günter Schneider

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From the Set

Excerpt from a video documentary charting the first visit by citizens of East Germany to the West German town of Eschwege on the weekend following the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

Many GDR citizens visit the town, resulting in long queues at the border crossing and at various "Welcome Money" payout points. The filmmakers document the large crowds in the city center and record interviews with East Germans and the Mayor of Eschwege, Jürgen Zick.

Depicts

banana, bank, child, cigarette, city hall, crowd, fire service, food, helmet, identity document, journey, joy, logo, mayor, parking spot, pavement, plastic bag, press, the, queue, shopping, supermarket, Trabant (car), traffic, vehicle registration mark, warehousing, welcome gift, welcome money, youth

Context

camp, fall of the Berlin Wall, freedom of travel, inner German border

People/Organizations

International Red Cross

Places

Eschwege

Text in image

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