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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.
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.

Creator Eric Borchert (German, c.1900 - 1942)
Date1934
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 24.3 x 18 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
Object number2002/5372
LocationNot currently on display

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Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for The road which goes through the sea. Still today, this peculiar sight of a horse streetcar which goes through the sea at Spiekeroog off the North Sea coast of Germany. The shallow mud flats on rails connects Spiekeroog with the steamboat landing stage.
The road which goes through the sea. Still today, this peculiar sight of a horse streetcar which goes through the sea at Spiekeroog off the North Sea coast of Germany. The shallow mud flats on rails connects Spiekeroog with the steamboat landing stage.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
Image Not Available for 1. Here is a double exposure, showing both positions of the pin. 2. The spot is not a perfect circle, as it is drawn with one end wider than the other. The operator is the only one who can completely cover the spot, as he knows where to start.
1. Here is a double exposure, showing both positions of the pin. 2. The spot is not a perfect circle, as it is drawn with one end wider than the other. The operator is the only one who can completely cover the spot, as he knows where to start.
Globe Photos
1930s
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This picture shows what little success the French propaganda has had regarding the fall in the birth rate.
This picture shows what little success the French propaganda has had regarding the fall in the birth rate.
Eric Borchert
1934
Photograph
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Some German prisoners captured at St. Eloi by the Northumberland Fusiliers, + Royal Fusiliers. One of these men had been a waiter in a London Hotel, he + others were glad to be captured
Ernest Brooks
27/03/1916
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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.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
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 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
One of the most promising candidates.
One of the most promising candidates.
Eric Borchert
1932
Photograph
Image Not Available for Traffic lights on the Rhine. For the safety of shipping, two traffic lights were put up here. This picture shows one of these traffic lights facing the Rhine.
Traffic lights on the Rhine. For the safety of shipping, two traffic lights were put up here. This picture shows one of these traffic lights facing the Rhine.
Eric Borchert
c. 1933
Photograph
Image Not Available for This is a former fisherman from one of the Hallig Islands, who is now a farmer.
This is a former fisherman from one of the Hallig Islands, who is now a farmer.
Eric Borchert
1933
Photograph
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