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1936 Olympics Tourist Photo Album
Hello folks.
This was a nice little surprise from one of my eBay sources. A pocket photo album, full of photographs taken during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. They appear to all have been taken around the Olympiapark, with a few photos of landmarks including the Brandenburg Gate, Altes Museum and Berlin Cathedral, as well as a few others I cannot identify, all decorated copiously in NSDAP flags.
These appear to be 'private' photographs, taken by a tourist or resident rather than an official photographer. As such, I believe these are unique, and I find that inexplicably exciting. I purchased this on a whim, sure it was nothing more than an ordinary photo album. It wasn't until I sat down and studied each photograph in detail that I realised what they represented.
Collectibles related to the 1936 summer Olympics are often expensive, but I purchased this for the modest sum of £50. A decent amount of history for the price!
I've photographed each page as well as I could, to let the details of each picture speak for themselves. There are pencil descriptions on the back of each photo, but I did not want to try removing them from their sleeves, as one is already torn, and I do not want to risk further damage.
Regards, B.B.
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01-15-2020 11:11 PM
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Wow!!
Photos 5 and 10 is the Neu Wache (in Unter den Linden)
Great finding BB
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TABSTABS1964
Wow!!
Photos 5 and 10 is the Neu Wache
Great finding BB
The more time I spend looking at these photos, the luckier I feel. Who says eBay never turns up anything worthwhile!
B.B.
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Some great pictures there.. I remember being in the Olympic Stadium several times while in Berlin..
Brings back memories.. The Neu Wach was in East Berlin at the time
Smitty
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Last edited by Watchdog; 01-17-2020 at 10:05 PM.
Reason: typo
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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Mark, Smitty. For what years did you serve in the German Federal Republic and in Berlin?
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TABSTABS1964
Mark, Smitty. For what years did you serve in the German Federal Republic and in Berlin?
Dortmund 1983 - 85
Berlin 1987 -90
Fallingbostel (Near Soltau/ Bergen/ Celle) 1990 - 94
Rheindahlen (Moenchengladbach) 1994 - 99.
Happy days
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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