Educators take the nursery school children for a walk in Prora in the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 66163 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Groß KörisPhoto no. 65997 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Delegates at the XI. Party Congress of the SED Socialist Unity Party of Germany in Berlin, capital of the GDRPhoto no. 51829 © eastgermanyimages.com/Burkhard Lange
MagdeburgPhoto no. 59487 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Central Committee Socialist Unity Party and Chairman of the State Council und die Mitglieder des Militaerrates aus der VR Bulgarien, der Ungarischen Volksrepublik, der DDR, der VR Polen, der SR Rumaenien, der UdSSR und der CSSR sowie der Chef des Stabes der Vereinten Streitkraefte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 61805 © eastgermanyimages.com/Burkhard Lange
Wreck and junk debris of the passenger plane IL-62 at the crash site in Schoenefeld in the state Brandenburg on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 52063 © eastgermanyimages.com/Siegfried Bonitz
Berlin-MittePhoto no. 26145

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Berlin — BERLIN 13.03.1980 Goldsmith at work making jewelry in the district Mitte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Berlin — BERLIN 09.08.1968 Leisure time fun and dance, a man asks a woman to dance in a bar in the district Mitte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Halberstadt — HALBERSTADT 01.06.1958 Reproduction to the youth celebration - youth consecration issued in Halberstadt in the state Saxony-Anhalt on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Halberstadt — HALBERSTADT 01.10.1958 Reproduction of a leaflet on briquette - saving coal and reducing CO2 in steam locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn issued in Halberstadt in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the area of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Gluszyca - Wüstegiersdorf — GLUSZYCA - WüSTEGIERSDORF 12.06.1936 Reproduction Vaccination certificate - vaccination certificate for a mandatory vaccination issued in Gluszyca - Wuestegiersdorf in Poland
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Potsdam — POTSDAM 08.04.1964 Portrait shot Cinematographer Siegfried Gebser in Potsdam in the state Brandenburg on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Born am Darß — BORN AM DARß 17.07.1968 Nude of a young woman in Born am Darss in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Berlin — BERLIN 13.10.1972 Young woman presents current women's fashion collection the summer fashion on place Strausberger Platz in the district Friedrichshain in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Rostock — ROSTOCK 01.07.1976 Fun and games for children and teenagers on a climbing arch - playground in Rostock in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Berlin — BERLIN 13.10.1972 Young woman presents current women's fashion collection the summer fashion in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Lübben (Spreewald) — LüBBEN (SPREEWALD) 20.04.1973 Costumes and garments of the Sorbian ethnic group in the Spreewald in Luebben (Spreewald) in the state Brandenburg on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Berlin — BERLIN 04.10.1971 Young woman presents current women's fashion collection the summer fashion in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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