Living room at Wittstockerstraße 5 in Berlin, photographed on February 7, 1913. - The original caption reads: "Quergebäude parterre. Kitchen with defective stove." Flash photograph. - The photo was taken on behalf of the Berlin Housing Enquête of the "Ortskrankenkasse der Kaufleute, Handelsleute und Apotheker" (Local Health Insurance Fund of Merchants, Tradesmen and Pharmacists) to document the living quarters in Berlin's slum quarters. The study was intended to draw attention to the disastrous housing conditions as one of the main causes of widespread disease, in order to persuade the state and local authorities to combat the poor housing conditions. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
