26 Color Pics Capture Street Scenes of East Berlin in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteEast Berlin was the capital city of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was […]
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Vintage German Cards From Early and Mid-Century That Show Female Krampus Who Punishes Bad Men
This post was originally published on this siteMost people know of the European Krampus who collected and punished bad children. There are quite a few […]
The Rise of the Berlin Wall, 1961-1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe Berlin Wall’s story began in the early hours of August 13th 1961, when the government of East […]
50 Fascinating Pics Capture Street Scenes of Dresden, Germany in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteDresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and the state’s second most populous city […]
45 Fascinating Color Pics Captured Street Scenes of Germany in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA set of fascinating color pics from Kai Heinrich that shows street scenes of Germany around 1965 and 1967. […]
Advertisement for ‘Sanofix’ Electric Hand Vibrator, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sanofix electric hand vibrator was a German product that could be used for massaging the forehead, face, […]
Amazing Color Pics Document the Production Line of Porsches in Zuffenhausen in 1970
This post was originally published on this site” In 1970, I was able to tour and photograph the ‘production line’ for Porsches in Zuffenhausen, near […]
Strange Photography by Werner Rohde
This post was originally published on this siteWerner Rohde (German, 1906–1990) took up photography in 1927 as an art student at the Kunstgewerbeschule at Burg […]
Producing the “People’s Car” of Germany, 1945-1960
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche to develop a “People’s Car” (literally a VolksWagen). The […]
Beautiful Pics of a German Family During Their 1966 Summer Vacation
This post was originally published on this siteA set of beautiful color pics from Photo that shows lovely moments of a German family at the beach […]
Vintage Photos of Two-Faced German Microcar Zündapp Janus From the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteZündapp was a German manufacturer of motorcycles that was founded in 1917. Zündapp collaborated with Porsche in the […]
25 Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix’s Last Performance at the Open Air Love and Peace Festival on September 6, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteJimi Hendrix’s last performance at the Open Air Love and Peace festival in Fehmarn, Germany on September 6, […]
Pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger Walking Through Munich in Swimming Trunks in Order to Promote His Own Gym, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteIt is not too much to say that Arnold Schwarzenegger has undoubtedly become one of the historical titans […]
The Construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteAround 2.7 million people left the GDR and East Berlin between 1949 and 1961, causing increasing difficulties for […]
Competition for Decorated Trams, Germany, 1908
This post was originally published on this siteGermany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German). Some of these networks have been upgraded […]
The First Spherical Building in the World: 16 Amazing Photos of the “Ball House” Kugelhaus in Dresden From the Late 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Kugelhaus (Ball House) was a spherical steel scaffolding construction in Dresden on the exhibition grounds in the […]
Just After WWII, 48 Amazing Photos Document Everyday Life of Berlin in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Hitler was defeated by the Allies in World War II, he left behind almost no post-war plans. […]
Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Leipzig in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteLeipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. It is Germany’s tenth most […]
Assembly Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, February 1958
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mercedes-Benz 190 SL is a two-door luxury roadster produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963. […]
20 Candid Vintage Photographs That Show German Soldiers Using Latrines During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteSoldiers lived in the trenches when fighting during World War I, it was muddy, noisy and pretty basic. […]
Comparison Then and Now Photos of a Street in Germany During WWII vs. Today
This post was originally published on this siteTwo amazing photos. The first is allied forces pushing through the town of Oberdorla, Germany, during World War […]
The World’s Most Dangerous Sport: Ski Racing Behind Cars and Motorcycles Speeds Up to 100 MPH in 1955
This post was originally published on this siteFor those of you that think we have extreme sports now, or the X-Games are crazy check this […]
30 Brilliant Vintage Postcards That Show Everyday Life of West Berlin From Between the 1950s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWest Berlin was the name of the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It was the […]
Christmas Truce 1914: Amazing Photos of British and German Troops Meeting in No Man’s Land During the Western Front
This post was originally published on this siteLate on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) heard German troops in the trenches […]
The ABC Mono-Cycle, 1925
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1925 the German magazine Echo Continental ran a feature about a new “ABC mono-cycle”: The ABC-cycle was […]