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Queues in Hof

OBJECT INFORMATION

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November 10 - December 30 1989
Hof (Saale), Sonnenplatz
Created By: Günther Hofmann

License: Creative Commons License

"Begrüßungsgeld (German: welcome money) was, from 1970 until 29 December 1989, a gift from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) to visitors from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) as well as those from Poland able to prove their German ancestory." (Wikipedia: Begrüßungsgeld, retrieved 30 December 2009)

Depicts

car, church (building), crowd, queue, shop

Context

welcome money

Places

Hof (Saale)

Text in image

Gondro[...]

Bücher [2x]

Zone

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Original Caption

"Hof/Sonnenplatz with a view of the old historic quarter. This same scene was repeated daily as of 10.11.89 and shows the people waiting in line to collect "welcome money" at the central office of the Sparkasse Bank."