Interior of German Houses Around 1900 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1840 i, Eugène Trutat was a French naturalist, mountaineer, pyreneist, geologist and photographer, who was curator of […]
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Fascinating Vintage Photos of Berlin in the Summer of 1957
This post was originally published on this siteWilly Pragher (born Wilhelm Alexander Pragher) was a German photographer and photojournalist. He studied and trained at the […]
Inside the Club Okay Bottrop in 1968-69 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBottrop is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr […]
In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Was Selected as “the Most Beautiful Aryan Baby” by the Nazis. She Was Actually Jewish!
This post was originally published on this siteHessy Levinsons Taft (born Hessy Levinsons; May 17, 1934), a German Jew, was featured as an infant in […]
February 25, 1923: A Load of Bread in Berlin Cost 2,000 Marks! Historical Photos of Germany in the Era of Hyperinflation
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the hyperinflation in Germany of 1920s, the country’s currency, the mark, went crazy. The government of the […]
18-Year-Old Teddy Boy George Photographed by Friend Jurgen Vollmer in 1961 at Rabenstraße Stop in Hamburg
This post was originally published on this siteJurgen Vollmer captured these images of George Harrison with wind-blown, slicked back hair during and after a ferry […]
Pictures of American Teenagers in Heidelberg, Germany, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1940s American girls (and boys) spice up Heidelberg, Germany in an unruly mix of saddle […]
Transport of the Torso of the Bavaria Statue, Munich, 1850
This post was originally published on this siteAlois Locherer (August 14, 1815 – July 15, 1862) was the leading photographer of the erstwhile Kingdom of […]
Shoot Around the Corner: The Krummlauf, a Gun With Bent-Barrel
This post was originally published on this siteThe Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle developed by […]
Brutal Winter of 1978: 35 Amazing Photos of the Blizzard in Northern Germany From December 1978 to January 1979
This post was originally published on this siteOn December 28, 1978, a combination of a low pressure system from the Mediterranean Sea, which brought moisture […]
40 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Germany in the Early 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1930s was one of the most tumultuous decades for Germany. Already crippled by the debt they accrued […]
Rebuilding Dresden after the horrific firebombing at the end of World War Two, 1945-1970
This post was originally published on this siteIn the final winter of World War II, the eastern German city of Dresden was reduced to rubble, […]
Pictures of Epic Traffic Jam in Berlin in November 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin. Constructed by the eastern, Soviet-ruled […]
1935 Adler Diplomat 8 Wheels
This post was originally published on this siteThe Adler Diplomat is a substantial six-cylinder “limousine” built by the Frankfurt auto-maker, Adler. It was introduced in […]
Lee Miller and David Scherman: The Photographers Who Took a Bath in Hitler’s Apartment
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 30, 1945, photojournalists David E. Scherman and Lee Miller produced one of the most controversial photographic […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos of People Celebrating Oktoberfest in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteTake a look through 15 vintage photographs to see how people in Munich celebrate the world’s largest beer […]
Everyday life along the Berlin Wall, 1985-1986
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s, the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) – that part of Germany which had been the […]
The Most Influential School of Art and Design: Amazing Vintage Photographs of Bauhaus Students From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bauhaus was arguably the single most influential modernist art school of the 20th century. Its approach to […]
A Female Mason Perched High Above Berlin, ca. 1910
This post was originally published on this siteWith the rise of industrialization, the number of German women who worked outside the home also increased. This […]
The First Robot in History: The Automaton Trumpet Player Made by Friedrich Kaufmann From 1810
This post was originally published on this siteThe Trumpet Player was made in 1810 by Johann Friedrich Kaufmann. It is certainly one of the most […]
In 1916, the Duchy Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Issued This Lovely Passport to a Young Woman Pictured With Her Dog
This post was originally published on this siteThis passport issued from the Duchy Saxe Coburg-Gotha in 1916 is one of the very rare types within […]
Katharina Detzel, a Mental Patient Who Built Her Own Life-Sized Male Doll Out of the Straw From Her Bed, 1914
This post was originally published on this siteInsane women had no place in the normal society. They went to mental institutions where they had no […]
40 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of West Germany in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteWest Germany is name for the Federal Republic of Germany in the period between its formation on 23 […]
1929 Zaschka Three Wheeler, the World’s First Folding Car
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1928 in Berlin, the Zaschka was a folding 3-wheeled car. Its inventor was Engelbert Zaschka who […]
40 Rarely Seen Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Europe After World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Spring of 1947 This Week assigned David “Chim” Seymour to photograph Europe during the second anniversary […]