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Berlin story 130 photographs telling the story of the blockade and the United States-British airlift from June to December 1948 : from an exhibition presented in The New York Public Library, May, 1949, by the New York Times, in cooperation with the United States Department of State.

Title: Berlin story [graphic] : 130 photographs telling the story of the blockade and the United States-British airlift from June to December 1948 : from an exhibition presented in The New York Public Library, May, 1949, by the New York Times, in cooperation with the United States Department of State.
Author: Ries, Henry, 1917-2004.
Publication: 1948-1949.

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Still image	By appointment only	MFZ (Ries) 96-4285	Schwarzman Building - Photography Collection Room 308

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Description

130 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 11 x 14 in.

Summary

Scenes from the airlift, daily life in Berlin during the blockade, and political and military activity related to the local and international situation.
Includes portraits and other images of American, British, French and Soviet military officers and other military and civilian personnel, including Lucius D. Clay and Brian Robertson (American and British military goverors), Frank L. Howley and Jean Ganeval (commanders of the American and French sectors) and V.D. Sokolovskiĭ (commander of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany)
Includes images showing the founding of the Free University; rallies and demonstrations against the blockade, one being addressed by West Berlin Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter; portrait of Acting Mayor Louise Schroeder; demonstrations by Communists and their allies; election campaign activities, including officials and activities of the Socialist Unity Party (East Berlin Lord Mayor Friedrich Ebert, Socialist Unity party leaders Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl and others), the Social Democratic party and the Christian Democratic Union party, and people waiting to vote, voting, and ballots being collected.

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Genre/Form

Cityscapes.
Portraits.
Photographic prints.
Silver gelatin prints.

Note

Accompanied by: Typescript press release from The New York Public Library, Anna L. Glantz, administrative assistant. Dated Apr. 20, 1949, for release May 2, 1949. [2] leaves ; 35 cm. On the exhibition and a companion exhibition, "American books in post-war Germany."
Title supplied from content of press release.
Numbered on verso in red pencil: 1-21, 23-125, 126A, 128-132.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Call Number

MFZ (Ries) 96-4285

OCLC

40535680
NYPG00-F14

Author

Ries, Henry, 1917-2004. Photographer

Title

Berlin story [graphic] : 130 photographs telling the story of the blockade and the United States-British airlift from June to December 1948 : from an exhibition presented in The New York Public Library, May, 1949, by the New York Times, in cooperation with the United States Department of State.

Imprint

1948-1949.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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New York Times Company.

United States. Department of State.

Research Call Number

MFZ (Ries) 96-4285

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