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In August 1961, barbed wire cut Berlin’s streets in two. By November 1989, crowds were climbing onto the Wall and crossing the border. These photographs follow the years in between, from families separated by the border to the murals and memorials that mark its route today.

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Barbed Wire Goes Up, August 13, 1961
Barbed Wire Goes Up, August 13, 1961: West Berliners watch as East German soldiers put up barbed wire on August 13, 1961…
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Conrad Schumann’s Leap, August 1961
Conrad Schumann’s Leap, August 1961: On August 15, 1961, East German border policeman Conrad Schumann jumped into West…
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Wedding Greetings From a Window, 1961
Wedding Greetings From a Window, 1961: The bride’s mother and aunt lean from an East Berlin window on Bernauer Strasse to…
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Michael Finder Reaches West Berlin, 1961
Michael Finder Reaches West Berlin, 1961: Four-year-old Michael Finder is seen midair on October 7, 1961. His father…
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The Checkpoint Charlie Tank Standoff, 1961
The Checkpoint Charlie Tank Standoff, 1961: Soviet tanks face the American side of Checkpoint Charlie on October 27, 1961…
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Building the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, 1961
Building the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, 1961: The Wall curves around the Brandenburg Gate in this aerial photograph…
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The Peter Fechter Memorial on Zimmerstrasse
The Peter Fechter Memorial on Zimmerstrasse: The memorial marks where East German border guards shot Peter Fechter as he…
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John F. Kennedy Views the Wall, 1963
John F. Kennedy Views the Wall, 1963: President John F. Kennedy stands on an observation platform during his June 26, 1963…
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A Christmas Pass to East Berlin, 1963
A Christmas Pass to East Berlin, 1963: West Berliners walk past the glass departure hall at Friedrichstrasse station. The…
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Tunnel 57, October 1964
Tunnel 57, October 1964: An archival photograph shows a refugee emerging from Tunnel 57 on the West Berlin side. On October…
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Inside the Death Strip, 1977
Inside the Death Strip, 1977: A watchtower stands amid lines of steel anti-vehicle obstacles between the barriers. The…
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Graffiti and a Watchtower, 1986
Graffiti and a Watchtower, 1986: Seen from West Berlin in March 1986, the graffiti-covered outer wall runs alongside the…
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Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987
Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987: President Ronald Reagan speaks in front of the Brandenburg Gate on June 12…
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Schabowski’s Press Conference, November 9, 1989
Schabowski’s Press Conference, November 9, 1989: East German official Günter Schabowski tells reporters about new travel…
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Crowds Climb the Wall, November 9, 1989
Crowds Climb the Wall, November 9, 1989: People climb onto the Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on the night of…
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Trabant Cars Cross at Bornholmer Strasse, 1989
Trabant Cars Cross at Bornholmer Strasse, 1989: Trabant cars pass through Bornholmer Strasse on November 10, 1989. This was…
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A New Crossing at Potsdamer Platz, 1989
A New Crossing at Potsdamer Platz, 1989: Crowds gather at Potsdamer Platz on November 12, 1989. Sections of concrete had to…
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A Wall Woodpecker at Work, December 1989
A Wall Woodpecker at Work, December 1989: A person chips at the Wall on December 1, 1989. The souvenir hunters who chipped…
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The Brandenburg Gate Crossing Opens, 1989
The Brandenburg Gate Crossing Opens, 1989: Border guards stand in a gap in the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on December 22…
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The Wall Comes Down at Bernauer Strasse, 1990
The Wall Comes Down at Bernauer Strasse, 1990: A crowd gathers at Bernauer Strasse and Ackerstrasse on June 13, 1990, as…
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Birgit Kinder’s Trabant at the East Side Gallery
Birgit Kinder’s Trabant at the East Side Gallery: A painter touches up the wall beside a Trabant in this photograph from…

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