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"An angular man, casually holding a tiny camera" ("Memories of the 1990s" by Teller, of Penn and Teller). Author "Berlin in the Cold War", 180 Berlin street images 1959-1966, with much historical description. Follow me on Twitter to see more street photos
Mohrenstrasse 65, East Berlin, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
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West Berlin, Tauentzienstrasse, 12 September 1959. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin taken on my many visits to Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
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West Berlin, Ku'damm, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
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East Berlin, 24 March 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
18.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
East Berlin, 24 March 1959. Route 22 tram. Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. From my faulty camera visit. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR #tram
16.02.2026 09:01 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Berlin, Unter den Linden/Pariser Platz and Reichstag, 11 September 1959. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin taken on my many visits to Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
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West Berlin, Ku'damm, 31 July 1960. Previously unpublished. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
12.02.2026 09:44 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Many thanks for this. I don't have enough good quality images for a second volume, unfortunately.
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East Berlin, Unter den Linden/Pariser Platz, 24 March 1959. Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. From my faulty camera visit. Much of the building was demolished before the photographs I took of it on my September 1959 visit (see my book). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
10.02.2026 09:20 — 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
West Berlin, near Bahnhof Zoo, 31 July 1960. Previously unpublished. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
09.02.2026 08:59 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
East Berlin, 24 March 1959. Unsure of exact location (UD Linden?). Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. From my faulty camera visit. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
08.02.2026 09:00 — 👍 24 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
East Berlin, Marx-Engels-Platz and Dom, 24 March 1959. Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. From my faulty camera visit. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
07.02.2026 09:12 — 👍 27 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Ah, yes. I mis-remembered what my contact had said.
06.02.2026 13:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Funny - I had a reply on Twitter-X saying there wasn't much of a difference now.
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East Berlin, Alexanderplatz U-Bahn, 8 September 1959. Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing).
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East Berlin, Alexanderplatz U-Bahn, 8 September 1959. Previously unpublished owing to poor image quality. Thank you to all who responded to my request yesterday. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing).
06.02.2026 09:09 — 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
East Berlin, Stalinallee, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
05.02.2026 09:58 — 👍 25 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Berlin, Potsdamer Strasse, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
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West Berlin, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
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Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin #up02
02.02.2026 09:44 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
East Berlin, Friedrichstrasse, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
01.02.2026 11:01 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin #up3101
31.01.2026 09:06 — 👍 24 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin #up3001
30.01.2026 11:03 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Many thanks for this and for your support ... Allan
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Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
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West Berlin, Reichstag, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
28.01.2026 09:08 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
East Berlin, Friedrichstrasse, 12 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
27.01.2026 10:09 — 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
26.01.2026 14:48 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic street scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #soho
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East Berlin, Unter den Linden, 9 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR #up25
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