East German Soldiers - A group of men standing next to a truck
October 1961. Young East German soldiers line up for roll call before resuming their work clearing the “death strip” on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the ... More
West German Police - A black and white photo of a group of people
October 1961. Two West German police officers scramble to pick up an East German tear-gas grenade and throw it back. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
West Berliners - A group of people standing next to each other
October 1961. West Berliners look over the border at loved ones left behind in East Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Soldiers - A black and white photo of a group of men and d...
October 1961. East German soldiers use guard dogs to track down individuals attempting to escape to West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
President Kennedy and Gen. Clay
Sept. 16, 1961. President John. F. Kennedy holds a meeting at the White House with Gen. Lucius D. Clay, his representative in Berlin in 1961 and 1962. Gen. Clay was the military governor of the U.S. Zone in Ger... More
East German Soldiers - A black and white photo of a group of men and a...
Sept. 6, 1961. Standing with his daughters, a man asks East German soldiers for information about his wife. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Guard - A black and white photo of a man on a bus
Late August 1961. An East German guard jumps to freedom in West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East Berliners - A black and white photo of a crowd of people
Aug. 26, 1961. While West Berliners distract the East German guards, a few lucky East Berliners make it over the fence to freedom. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Vice President Johnson in West Berlin
Aug. 20, 1961. A crowd swarms around Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during his tour of West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Infantry - A long line of people standing on the side of a...
Late August 1961. East German infantry line up to seal off Berlin's key crossing point: the Brandenburg Gate. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
West Berliners - A black and white photo of a group of people
Aug. 13, 1961. Booing, shouting and fist-shaking West Berliners demonstrate against the pre-dawn closing of the border between East and West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Refugees - A black and white photo of people sitting on a ...
East German refugees wait to be airlifted to West Germany in July 1961. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Willi Brandt - A black and white photo of a group of people
Willi Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, talks to refugees who were fleeing the East Zone in July 1961 after the Soviet Union threatened to seal off the city. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Ber... More
Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Dec. 4, 1961. American soldiers watch as construction workers, heavily guarded by East German security forces, build a massive stone barricade at the Friedrichstrasse crossing point in East Berlin. From the boo... More
East German Guard Workmen
November 1961. In full battle dress, East German troops guard workmen behind the screen who are reinforcing the Berlin Wall. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Soviet T-4 Tanks at Friedrichstrasse
Oct. 27, 1961. During the confrontation at Checkpoint Charlie, Soviet T-4 tanks move to the border at Friedrichstrasse. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Checkpoint Charlie - A black and white photo of a city street
Oct. 26, 1961. After initially being stopped at the border, U.S. diplomats are escorted into East Berlin by the U. S. Military Police. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
West Berlin Factory - A black and white photo of a man in a suit
Oct. 6, 1961. A view of a West Berlin factory on the border with East Berlin. From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the factory’s workers were blasted with Soviet propaganda from loudspeakers on the eastern side of the Berl... More
Margarthe Finder - A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby
Oct. 7, 1961. As her husband watches, Margarthe Finder prepares to escape East Germany by jumping across the border into a net held by West Berliners. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East Germans - A black and white photo of a train yard
October 1961. East Germans continue to clear the land flanking the eastern side of the border, burning what’s left of the houses that were razed to provide a clear line of fire at anyone seeking to cross into W... More
West Berliners - A couple of people standing next to a barbed wire fen...
October 1961. West Berliners wave to friends across the border, casting shadows on the wall that divides them. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Vice President Johnson, West Berlin Mayor Brandt and Col. Glover S. Jo...
Aug. 20, 1961. With Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson looking on, West Berlin Mayor Willi Brandt welcomes Col. Glover S. Johns Jr. and the First Battle Group, 18th Army, U. S. Infantry. From the booklet "A City ... More
Vice President Johnson and Col. Glover S. Johns Jr.
Aug. 20, 1961. During his visit to West Berlin, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greets Col. Glover S. Johns Jr., commanding officer of the First Battle Group, 18th Army, U. S. Infantry. From the booklet "A Cit... More
Brandenburg Gate - A black and white photo of an old building
Late August 1961. Military water trucks with high-pressure hoses line up along the border near the Brandenburg Gate, ready to douse anyone from the western side who comes too close. From the booklet "A City Tor... More
Brandenburg Gate - A black and white photo of a crowd of people
Aug. 13, 1961. West Berliners crowd in front of the now-closed Brandenburg Gate, once a major crossing point between the two Berlins. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Refugees - A black and white photo of a group of men readi...
July 1961. Refugees from East Germany read news accounts of President John F. Kennedy’s July 25, 1961 address to the American people about the growing conflict with the Soviet Union over the status of Berlin. ... More
Nikita Khrushchev in East Berlin
August 1957. Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, speaks to workers in East Berlin about Soviet-German brotherhood. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the... More
East German Armored Cars
Late August 1961. East German armored cars line up behind the war-scarred column of the Brandenburg Gate. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Loudspeakers
Oct. 25, 1961. Loudspeakers project propaganda across the wall into West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Soldier at Lindenstrasse
Nov. 20, 1961. An East German soldier guards the border at Lindenstrasse as workers install trenches, rails and a new concrete wall that will run from the Brandenburg Gate to Friedrich Strasse. From the booklet... More
East Germany - A black and white photo of two men standing on a ledge
Oct. 6, 1961. The site where two young East German men attempted a nighttime crossing of the Spree River in hopes of escaping into West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."