Berlin 1900

Identifier
irn1002793
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.380.1
  • RG-60.1501
Dates
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1900
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

Berlin from the turn of the century. EXT of the Reichstag, Bismarck Memorial. Automobiles pass, men walk along the street. Statue/fountain. Horse and buggy, pedestrians, and cyclists pass. A group of men stand around a cannon and look toward the camera. Two boys pose while a crowd forms in the BG. Berliner Dom. A busy street. Crowd looks at cannon outside. Richard Wagner statue in the Grosser Tiergarten. Busy street, trams, pedestrians, carriages. Victory Column. EXT of the Reichstag. Albrecht von Roon statue. Busy street, "Friseur" [hair salon]. Crowded train station. Train pulls into the station. A group stands outside a shop. Soldier, women, a man in an armband, and men in tailcoats. White marble statue of a man in a cap, hands clasped and legs crossed. The group outside a shop. Two military men in boots exchange a note and smile. American flag in BG. Young girl walks past a car. Guard in front of door. Crowded train station. Soldiers talking. Train pulls into the station. Crowd walks toward camera to board the train. Travelers walk past the train carrying luggage. LS as the train leaves the station. Passengers wave out of the windows. Men stand and talk in the station.

Note(s)

  • From the George Kleine Collection at Library of Congress

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