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Headline: Dresden Hauptbahnhof, 1938Date: 01.01.1938Image text: Dresden Hauptbahnhof with tracks, photo taken in 1938.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00160943Dresden Hauptbahnhof, 1938Dresden Hauptbahnhof with tracks, photo taken in 1938.
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Headline: Looking at the Anhalter StationDate: 01.01.1945Image text: View of a railway signal and the Anhalter station in Berlin at night, seen from the Monumentenbruecke.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00297812Looking at the Anhalter StationView of a railway signal and the Anhalter station in Berlin at night, seen from the Monumentenbruecke.
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Headline: Loading cars at Opel in Germany, 1929Date: 01.01.1929Image text: Cars are loaded in railway wagons in an Opel factory.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00120485Loading cars at Opel in Germany, 1929Cars are loaded in railway wagons in an Opel factory.
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Headline: Express railcar of the Reichsbahn, 1930sDate: 01.01.1936Image text: Express railcar 'Fliegender Muenchner' (Flying Munich man) of the Reichsbahn at Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin. For the route Munich-Berlin (674 km) it needed 6.5 hours.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00147231Express railcar of the Reichsbahn, 1930sExpress railcar 'Fliegender Muenchner' (Flying Munich man) of the Reichsbahn at Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin. For the route Munich-Berlin (674 km) it needed 6.5 hours.
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Headline: Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Date: 01.01.1930Image text: The express railcar Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) during the testing.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00106209Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930The express railcar Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) during the testing.
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Headline: Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Date: 09.05.1931Image text: On 05/09/1931, the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) was presented for the first time to a wider public in the Hannover Central StationPhoto: ScherlImage number: 00106215Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930On 05/09/1931, the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) was presented for the first time to a wider public in the Hannover Central Station
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Headline: Express railcar of the Imperial Railway in front of the Hamburg Central Station, 1932Date: 01.01.1932Image text: The new express rail car of the Imperial Railway leaves the Hamburg Central Station during the testing on the line Hamburg - Berlin. It is probably the 'Fliegende Hamburger'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00106216Express railcar of the Imperial Railway in front of the Hamburg Central Station, 1932The new express rail car of the Imperial Railway leaves the Hamburg Central Station during the testing on the line Hamburg - Berlin. It is probably the 'Fliegende Hamburger'.
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Headline: The Berlin Zoological GardenDate: 01.01.1930Image text: Passers-by in front of the Zoologischer Garten station in Berlin.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00045337The Berlin Zoological GardenPassers-by in front of the Zoologischer Garten station in Berlin.
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Headline: Hildegard Grethe and Gustav Froehlich in 'Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub', 1941Date: 01.01.1941Image text: Hildegard Grethe and Gustav Froehlich in 'Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub', directed by Juergen von Alten, Germany 1941.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00094633Hildegard Grethe and Gustav Froehlich in 'Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub', 1941Hildegard Grethe and Gustav Froehlich in 'Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub', directed by Juergen von Alten, Germany 1941.
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Headline: German Officer Says Goodbye to his Wife, 1941Date: 14.07.1941Image text: A German soldier says good bye to his wife before his train leaves.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00094625German Officer Says Goodbye to his Wife, 1941A German soldier says good bye to his wife before his train leaves.
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Headline: Flying Cologne in the train station Friedrichstrasse, 1938Date: 01.07.1938Image text: Passengers board in the 'Flying Cologne', a quick drive car of the Reich railroad, in the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00092449Flying Cologne in the train station Friedrichstrasse, 1938Passengers board in the 'Flying Cologne', a quick drive car of the Reich railroad, in the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse.
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Headline: Wilhelm Strienz, La Jana and Werner Finck during a guest performance trip, 1938Date: 17.11.1938Image text: Wilhelm Strienz, La Jana and Werner Finck start a tour with the title: 'Ein Meisterabend froher Unterhaltung'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079827Wilhelm Strienz, La Jana and Werner Finck during a guest performance trip, 1938Wilhelm Strienz, La Jana and Werner Finck start a tour with the title: 'Ein Meisterabend froher Unterhaltung'.
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Headline: The Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin decorated with flags, 1938Date: 02.05.1938Image text: Look at the hall of the Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin decorated with Italian and German flags on the occasion of the trip of Adolf Hitler to Italy. Anhalter Station before 1945, Berlin - historical: stations, GermanyPhoto: ScherlImage number: 00297815The Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin decorated with flags, 1938Look at the hall of the Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin decorated with Italian and German flags on the occasion of the trip of Adolf Hitler to Italy. Anhalter Station before 1945, Berlin - historical: stations, Germany
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Headline: 1923-1925: The French occupy the Ruhr area: train and ship traffic, French soldiers during a train inspectionDate: 01.01.1923Image text: French troops inspect a passenger train on a line near Bochum. 1923-1925: The French occupy the Ruhr area: train and ship traffic, Ruhr struggle, Germany 1919-1932, Weimar RepublicPhoto: ScherlImage number: 002961291923-1925: The French occupy the Ruhr area: train and ship traffic, French soldiers during a train inspectionFrench troops inspect a passenger train on a line near Bochum. 1923-1925: The French occupy the Ruhr area: train and ship traffic, Ruhr struggle, Germany 1919-1932, Weimar Republic
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Headline: Railroad strike in the German Empire, 1922Date: 01.02.1922Image text: The empty Anhalter freight yard in Berlin during the great railroad strike in February 1922.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00157808Railroad strike in the German Empire, 1922The empty Anhalter freight yard in Berlin during the great railroad strike in February 1922.
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Headline: Railroad strike in the German Empire, 1922Date: 01.02.1922Image text: During the big railroad strike in February 1922 the government commanded protection policemen on the stations and was trying, with the help of volunteers of the Technische Nothilfe (TNO), to maintain a distress traffic. In the picture, an engineer of the TNO when working as a train driver, supported by a "Schmiermaxe".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00157810Railroad strike in the German Empire, 1922During the big railroad strike in February 1922 the government commanded protection policemen on the stations and was trying, with the help of volunteers of the Technische Nothilfe (TNO), to maintain a distress traffic. In the picture, an engineer of the TNO when working as a train driver, supported by a "Schmiermaxe".
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Headline: Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Date: 01.01.1930Image text: The express railcar Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) in the station in Spandau.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00106211Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930The express railcar Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) in the station in Spandau.
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Headline: Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Date: 09.05.1931Image text: On 05/09/1931, the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) was presented for the first time to a wider public in the Hannover Central StationPhoto: ScherlImage number: 00106212Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930On 05/09/1931, the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin) was presented for the first time to a wider public in the Hannover Central Station
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Headline: Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Date: 01.01.1931Image text: Passersby admire the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00106213Rail Zeppelin of the Imperial Railway, 1930Passersby admire the Schienenzeppelin (Rail Zeppelin).
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Headline: Saloon car of the Imperial Railway, 1928Date: 01.01.1930Image text: Saloon car of the Mitropa. Cars of this type were used on the line Hamburg - Berlin. Equipped with desks, upholstered chairs and other conveniences, it was intended for the passengers of the first class.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00106214Saloon car of the Imperial Railway, 1928Saloon car of the Mitropa. Cars of this type were used on the line Hamburg - Berlin. Equipped with desks, upholstered chairs and other conveniences, it was intended for the passengers of the first class.
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Headline: Railway carriage from materials produced in Germany, 1937Date: 01.01.1937Image text: A visitor to the exhibition 'Productive People' in Duesseldorf looks at a sign which lists the components of a railway carriage made from 'German synthetic materials'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00019539Railway carriage from materials produced in Germany, 1937A visitor to the exhibition 'Productive People' in Duesseldorf looks at a sign which lists the components of a railway carriage made from 'German synthetic materials'.
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Headline: Reading the newspaper at the railway platform in Munich, 1921Date: 04.10.1921Image text: Two men and a woman read 'Sport im Bild' in front of the hall of the main train station of Munich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00046025Reading the newspaper at the railway platform in Munich, 1921Two men and a woman read 'Sport im Bild' in front of the hall of the main train station of Munich.
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Headline: Speed duel between aircraft and railway, 1930Date: 01.01.1930Image text: In a speed duel, an aircraft competes with a railway. In the end the plane won.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00083839Speed duel between aircraft and railway, 1930In a speed duel, an aircraft competes with a railway. In the end the plane won.
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Headline: in 'Seven Years Hard Luck', 1940Date: 01.01.1940Image text: Theo Lingen and Clara Tabody in 'Seven Years Hard Luck', directed by: Ernst Marischka, Germany 1940.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00096824in 'Seven Years Hard Luck', 1940Theo Lingen and Clara Tabody in 'Seven Years Hard Luck', directed by: Ernst Marischka, Germany 1940.
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Headline: Members of the Reich Labor Service on the train to Nuremberg, 1934Date: 01.08.1934Image text: So-called working men of the Reich Labor Service from the district 9 wave from their train compartment upon their departure to Nuremberg from the Anhalt station. In Nuremberg, the NSDAP Nuremberg Rally takes place. On the wagon the logo of the Reich Labor Service is attached, a shovel is surrounded by spikes.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00095531Members of the Reich Labor Service on the train to Nuremberg, 1934So-called working men of the Reich Labor Service from the district 9 wave from their train compartment upon their departure to Nuremberg from the Anhalt station. In Nuremberg, the NSDAP Nuremberg Rally takes place. On the wagon the logo of the Reich Labor Service is attached, a shovel is surrounded by spikes.
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Headline: Modern railways at the world exhibition in Brussels, 1935Date: 08.04.1935Image text: A train in a modern station building at the Brussels World Exhibition in 1935.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00092347Modern railways at the world exhibition in Brussels, 1935A train in a modern station building at the Brussels World Exhibition in 1935.
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Headline: Traveling with 'Strength through Joy', 1935Date: 01.01.1935Image text: The Nazi organization Strength Through Joy (KdF) existing since the 27th November 1933, was a subsidiary organization of the German Labor Front (DAF) and was responsible for creating cultural and touristic activity programs for everyone including local and long distance journeys. Therefore it enjoyed the highest popularity among the various organizations within the Nazi regime.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079896Traveling with 'Strength through Joy', 1935The Nazi organization Strength Through Joy (KdF) existing since the 27th November 1933, was a subsidiary organization of the German Labor Front (DAF) and was responsible for creating cultural and touristic activity programs for everyone including local and long distance journeys. Therefore it enjoyed the highest popularity among the various organizations within the Nazi regime.
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Headline: Flemish children in Germany, 1943Date: 29.04.1943Image text: Needy children from Belgium in a train that takes them to a recreational holiday in Hitler Youth hostels in Germany. The children, members of a Nazi youth organization, flourish swastika and Flemish flags.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00071912Flemish children in Germany, 1943Needy children from Belgium in a train that takes them to a recreational holiday in Hitler Youth hostels in Germany. The children, members of a Nazi youth organization, flourish swastika and Flemish flags.
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Headline: Coal trains for the occupying powersDate: 01.01.1945Image text: In the postwar period Germany made reparations payments in the form of coal to the occupying powers.Photo: Alfred StrobelImage number: 00066313Coal trains for the occupying powersIn the postwar period Germany made reparations payments in the form of coal to the occupying powers.
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Headline: German locomotive for ChileDate: 17.01.1936Image text: The first of the 25 large locomotives ordered by the Chilean State Railways in Germany will be baptized on the name "Alemannia" in the Almameda station in Santiago de Chile. Photo: Press Office of the International Organization of the NSDAP.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00064464German locomotive for ChileThe first of the 25 large locomotives ordered by the Chilean State Railways in Germany will be baptized on the name "Alemannia" in the Almameda station in Santiago de Chile. Photo: Press Office of the International Organization of the NSDAP.
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Headline: BDM girl on a trip, 1936Date: 01.09.1936Image text: Girls of the BDM (League of German Girls) take the train to Nuremberg for the 'Reich Party Congress of Honor'. Here, they are seen at their departure from the Anhalter station, which is accompanied by music.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00043600BDM girl on a trip, 1936Girls of the BDM (League of German Girls) take the train to Nuremberg for the 'Reich Party Congress of Honor'. Here, they are seen at their departure from the Anhalter station, which is accompanied by music.
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Headline: A train on the way to the Valka campDate: 01.01.1945Image text: In the Nuernberg-Dutzendteich Station, located near the camp Valka, there is a train with refugees for the Valka camp. On the car of the train is written with chalk the shortened destination "Valka". On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00043685A train on the way to the Valka campIn the Nuernberg-Dutzendteich Station, located near the camp Valka, there is a train with refugees for the Valka camp. On the car of the train is written with chalk the shortened destination "Valka". On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.
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Headline: Train telephone of the German ReichsbahnDate: 01.01.1930Image text: A telephone operator in a railroad car with one of the first train telephones, operated by the German Reichsbahn.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00086452Train telephone of the German ReichsbahnA telephone operator in a railroad car with one of the first train telephones, operated by the German Reichsbahn.
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Headline: German Selbstschutz (self-protection) in Upper Silesia, 1921Date: 01.01.1921Image text: A German armored train at the station of Opole, which should be used at the third Polish uprising led by Wojciech Korfanty. The soldiers belong to one of the many "Selbstschutz" units formed out of the population.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00085496German Selbstschutz (self-protection) in Upper Silesia, 1921A German armored train at the station of Opole, which should be used at the third Polish uprising led by Wojciech Korfanty. The soldiers belong to one of the many "Selbstschutz" units formed out of the population.
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Headline: Filling tank cars with lube oil, 1938Date: 01.01.1938Image text: Lubricating oil from the oil production in Germany is filled in cars of the Reichsbahn. In the background, the refinery.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00086147Filling tank cars with lube oil, 1938Lubricating oil from the oil production in Germany is filled in cars of the Reichsbahn. In the background, the refinery.
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Headline: Kinderlandverschickung (sending children to the countryside) in the Government General of Poland, 1943Date: 22.01.1943Image text: The Governor-General Hans Frank greets children evacuated from Berlin at the train station of Krakow.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00076331Kinderlandverschickung (sending children to the countryside) in the Government General of Poland, 1943The Governor-General Hans Frank greets children evacuated from Berlin at the train station of Krakow.
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Headline: Liliput Railway and giant ferris wheel in the Vienna Prater, 1936Date: 01.01.1936Image text: The so-called Liliput Railway and the giant ferris wheel in the Wurstel or Volksprater, the amusement park in the Vienna Prater.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00070755Liliput Railway and giant ferris wheel in the Vienna Prater, 1936The so-called Liliput Railway and the giant ferris wheel in the Wurstel or Volksprater, the amusement park in the Vienna Prater.
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Headline: Armed Germans in Upper Silesia, 1919Date: 01.06.1919Image text: Members of the German self defense force guard a train on the Oder bridge near Oppeln.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00063974Armed Germans in Upper Silesia, 1919Members of the German self defense force guard a train on the Oder bridge near Oppeln.
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Headline: Safety check of the wheel base of locomotive wheels, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: A worker checks using a measurement if the distance of the inner rims corresponds to the safety requirements. The distance between the inner rims may vary by only two millimeters, the maximum is 1360 and the minimum 1358.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00056967Safety check of the wheel base of locomotive wheels, 1934A worker checks using a measurement if the distance of the inner rims corresponds to the safety requirements. The distance between the inner rims may vary by only two millimeters, the maximum is 1360 and the minimum 1358.
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Headline: Young couple, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Couple walking on a train track.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00009797Young couple, 1934Couple walking on a train track.
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Headline: Departure at the train station, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: A woman holds up a little boy who is waving at the train leaving the station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00033611Departure at the train station, 1934A woman holds up a little boy who is waving at the train leaving the station.
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Headline: Express railcars in the Hamburg main train station, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Express train cars of the German Reich Railway, the 'Flying Hamburger' and the 'Flying Luebecker'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00033616Express railcars in the Hamburg main train station, 1934Express train cars of the German Reich Railway, the 'Flying Hamburger' and the 'Flying Luebecker'.
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Headline: Departure at a train station, 1937Date: 01.01.1937Image text: People wave goodbye to relatives on a train on a platform at a Berlin train station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00033614Departure at a train station, 1937People wave goodbye to relatives on a train on a platform at a Berlin train station.
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