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Image Not Available for The sewer workers get their instructions before they start.
The sewer workers get their instructions before they start.
Image Not Available for The sewer workers get their instructions before they start.

The sewer workers get their instructions before they start.

Creator Eric Borchert (German, c.1900 - 1942)
Date1932
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 18.1 x 24.3 cm (7 1/8 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/5310
LocationNot currently on display

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The sewer workers, who have to wade through deep water, put on watertight waders.
The sewer workers, who have to wade through deep water, put on watertight waders.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for The workers wish each other "good luck" as they go down into the sewers.
The workers wish each other "good luck" as they go down into the sewers.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for Instructions of Ship Model Construction
Instructions of Ship Model Construction
Eric Borchert
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for In dense fog, the lookout uses a megaphone to give passing ships latest instructions, as the bargees cannot see the light signals.
In dense fog, the lookout uses a megaphone to give passing ships latest instructions, as the bargees cannot see the light signals.
Eric Borchert
c. 1933
Photograph
Image Not Available for Last Minute Instructions
Last Minute Instructions
Eric Borchert
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A worker who has to cover a long distance takes his bicycle into the sewer
A worker who has to cover a long distance takes his bicycle into the sewer
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for A worker cycles through the sewers.
A worker cycles through the sewers.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for Group Dance Instruction
Group Dance Instruction
Eric Borchert
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A group of sewage workers in Berlin check to make sure everything is in order in the subterraean tunnels.
A group of sewage workers in Berlin check to make sure everything is in order in the subterraean tunnels.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for One of these road workers knows Germany at first hand as he had been a prisoner there for one and a half years during the war.
One of these road workers knows Germany at first hand as he had been a prisoner there for one and a half years during the war.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for A voting committee monitors people from the Saarland. This is the secret badge of the electoral monitoring committee, which the members get from the police. The badge is worn hidden under the lapel.
A voting committee monitors people from the Saarland. This is the secret badge of the electoral monitoring committee, which the members get from the police. The badge is worn hidden under the lapel.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for Toll Must be Paid Before Entry to Town
Toll Must be Paid Before Entry to Town
Eric Borchert
1930s
Photograph
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