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At Checkpoint Charlie

OBJECT INFORMATION

Info

November 11 1989
Berlin, Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie)
Created By: Dagmar Lipper

License: Creative Commons License

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

Depicts

car, crowd, flag, graphic art, guard room, traffic sign, warning sign

Context

fall of the Berlin Wall

Places

Checkpoint Charlie

Text in image

Allied / Checkpoint Charlie

You are leaving the American sector

вы выезжаете из америкаиского сектора

Vous sortez du secteur americain

Sie verlassen den amerikanischen Sektor

Allied Parking / Only

Related

Original Caption

"Morning of 11 November. The jostling crowd at Checkpoint Charlie looks much the same. There are still plenty of interested onlookers from West Berlin – and lots of other curious people from all over the country have since come to join the Berliners."