From the history of Berlin (1924-1945)

Freight and self-propelled barges on the Spree and canals of Berlin.

Views and panorama of the Berlin Circus building.

Decorations of ancient bridges, architectural decorations of city buildings.

View of the Brandenburg Gate, car traffic on the square.

Views of Berlin streets, passers-by, car and public transport traffic.

Tourists on the square near the Brandenburg Gate.

A woman on the balcony of the Hotel Adlon.

The Cathedral, architectural decorations of the cathedral.

A sign with street names.

Sculptures on the edge of the roof of one of the historical buildings of the city.

Victory Column in Berlin.

Statue of the goddess Victoria on the top of the column.

Views of Berlin neighborhoods (from above).

Destruction of the Reichstag building after its storming by Soviet soldiers in 1945. Tiled roofs of city houses, a flock of pigeons above the roofs.

Monuments and sculptures on the streets of Berlin.

A sign with the name of the Lustgarten district.

A view of a section of Potsdamer Platz, people walking across the square.

Trams moving along the adjacent street.

The red flag over the Brandenburg Gate.

A horse-drawn quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate before the war.

German President Ebert F. and his entourage descend the steps of the Reichstag.

City residents walk to the center.

A parade of Reichswehr units in the center of Berlin in 1924. Ebert F. and the military entourage walking onto the square.

Ebert, accompanied by military personnel, walks along the line of the honor guard company.

A procession in Berlin with national flags.

Ebert delivers a speech at a funeral.

The funeral procession moves.

A view of the funeral ceremony at the entrance to the Reichstag building.

A wedding in Berlin in the mid-1920s, the newlyweds and guests walk by.

Horse-drawn carriages and a car drive down the street, Berliners greet them.

The cars pass an old church and a hotel building.

Panorama of the Columbus House on Potsdamer Platz.

City and automobile transport, the face of an elderly Berlin cab driver.

Outdoor cafes in one of the city parks, wine and beer for sale.

City residents strolling in the park.

Circus acrobats roll in hoops along the city street.

A bicycle race on a track.

The face of the winner of the bicycle race.

Ballerina Anna Pavlova and her companion get into a car.

A woman smokes a cigarette while standing on the balcony of the Hotel Adlon.

Models during a fashion show.

A model changing.

A model demonstrates a fashionable dress.

The streets of Berlin at night, illuminated advertising.

Performances of cabaret and ballet artists in Berlin nightlife establishments in the 1920s.

The legs of girls dancing the Charleston.

Jazz orchestra musicians.

People in carnival costumes dance to a jazz orchestra.

The faces of musicians.

The legs of dancers.

Carnival participants in costumes, a leopard on a girl's lap.

Cleaning up last year's leaves in one of the city parks in spring.

A flower has sprouted on the lawn.

A gardener whitewashes trees in the park.

Street flower vendors in springtime Berlin.

A maid washes windows.

A cafe worker sets up tables on the street.

Women wash tables at an outdoor cafe in preparation for the summer season.

A boatman paints the bottom of a boat at a water station.

Women with strollers in a spring park.

A balloon seller walks along a park path.

Women with strollers sit on a bench.

Children dance in a circle.

Children listen to an organ grinder play in one of the courtyards.

Berliners sit in outdoor cafes and relax by the river in the suburbs.

Women with dogs in their arms get out of a car.

A driver puts a dog in the car.

People sit on benches under blossoming trees.

The faces of a loving couple.

People crowd on the street near a store waiting for it to open.

A branch of a blossoming apple tree.

Berliners on the streets of the city during a Sunday rest.

A ceremonial welcome for the oldest cab driver, Gustav Heckmann.

Views of the ceremonial procession.

Political demonstrations and rallies in Berlin in the 1920s, speeches by speakers from various political parties, clashes with the police.

View of a part of Lake Wannsee and a recreation area in the outskirts of Berlin (above).

Berliners head to the recreation area on Lake Wannsee.

Views of the beach with vacationers.

Adults and children swimming in the lake.

Young people on the beach.

A woman in a swimsuit holding a child.

Women sitting in deck chairs.

Berliners relaxing on the beach at Lake Wannsee, playing games and having fun.

View of a part of the beach with vacationers.

Girls in swimsuits.

Young people throwing water at each other.

Pre-election rallies of various political parties in Berlin in the early 1930s, speakers.

Communist propaganda events on the streets of Berlin.

Fragments of election posters.

Hitler addresses a rally from the podium.

German communist writer Otto Braun recounts the election campaign between the communists and the National Socialists in 1932. A symphony orchestra performs a piece of music, instruments in the hands of the musicians.

Views of historic buildings in Berlin, architectural features and decorations.

Sculptures decorating the buildings.

Berlin Cathedral.

Musicians of the symphony orchestra perform a piece, the conductor at the podium.

The Brandenburg Gate, decorated with the Japanese flag and flags bearing swastikas in April 1941. The red flag flutters over the Brandenburg Gate in May 1945.