Germany before World War I (1912-1914)

Panoramas and views of squares, streets, and neighborhoods of Berlin in the 1910s (from above).

Panorama of the square and the palace building.

Panorama of one of the bridges, horse-drawn transport moving across the bridge.

The cathedral building.

Horse-drawn transport and automobile traffic on the streets and squares of Berlin, pedestrians on the sidewalks (from above).

View of one of the city squares, tram traffic.

Trams pass under the elevated overpass of the U-Bahn line.

Arrival of the Austrian Archduke in Berlin.

Kaiser Wilhelm II gets into the carriage with his guest.

The Empress's carriage leaves the entrance to the station.

Archduke Karl with his bride in the automobile.

A cavalcade of horse-drawn carriages passes through the streets of Berlin, citizens greet the Emperor.

Unveiling of the monument.

The equestrian monument on the pedestal.

Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Austrian Archduke, and their entourage walk across the square past the lined-up units of the Berlin garrison.

Berliners strolling in the park.

Officers at the tables of a summer cafe.

A group photograph of women and men.

Examples of women's fashion in Germany in the early 20th century, a demonstration of women's clothing models.

Production processes in the workshops of German industrial enterprises of the early 20th century, workers at their machines.

The interior view of one of the workshops (panorama).

A photograph of workers at an assembled crankshaft.

Views of residential city blocks (top).

View of a narrow street between buildings, stretching into the distance, children playing in the street (top).

Children playing in the courtyard of a house in one of the working-class neighborhoods of Berlin.

Panorama of the walls of adjacent residential buildings.

Laundry hung out of the windows to dry.

Children in the courtyard of one of the houses run to a street organ grinder (top).

Children listen to the organ grinder playing.

Students at their desks in a German school in the early 20th century.

The teacher leads the lesson; students stand and answer questions.

Child and female labor in German industry.

Ladies from charity circles offer postcards to passersby on the street.

A car driver buys a postcard and a bouquet of flowers.

Participants in a patriotic demonstration in a Berlin park.

Panorama of the demonstration.

A cavalry unit rides along a city street.

Panoramas and views of squares during patriotic demonstrations (above).

Panorama of part of Berlin.

Participants in a patriotic demonstration in August 1914 walk through the streets of Berlin, escorting passing troops.

An honor guard forms in front of the palace entrance.

Young people engage in military sports and bayonet fighting.