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Berlin, Nov. 10: With the news that the berlin Wall was about to open, West Berliners gathered in view of the Brandenburg Gate under the gaze of East German police atop the wall
Berlin, Nov. 10: With the news that the berlin Wall was about to open, West Berliners gathered in view of the Brandenburg Gate under the gaze of East German police atop the wall

Berlin, Nov. 10: With the news that the berlin Wall was about to open, West Berliners gathered in view of the Brandenburg Gate under the gaze of East German police atop the wall

Date11/16/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Berlin; Nov. 10: With the news that the berlin Wall was about to open; West Berliners gathered in view of the Brandenburg Gate under the gaze of East German police atop the wall.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117276F
Historic symbol: Throngs of West Germans gaze up at East German border quards atop the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate
Historic symbol: Throngs of West Germans gaze up at East German border quards atop the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate
11/16/1989
Brandenburg gate: Solviers stand at ease on top of the Berlin Wall, in front of gate
Brandenburg gate: Solviers stand at ease on top of the Berlin Wall, in front of gate
11/16/1989
An East German holds up a brick of the Berlin Wall after he had crossed the border of the divided town over the new border crossing at Potzdam Place Nov. 12
An East German holds up a brick of the Berlin Wall after he had crossed the border of the divided town over the new border crossing at Potzdam Place Nov. 12
11/12/1989
View from the top: East and West Germans alike clambered to get a look at each other's cities from the top of the Berlin Wall near Potzdamer Platz
View from the top: East and West Germans alike clambered to get a look at each other's cities from the top of the Berlin Wall near Potzdamer Platz
11/16/1989
Home movies: A West German records history on film as he takes some shots of East Berlin through a hole in the Berlin Wall
Home movies: A West German records history on film as he takes some shots of East Berlin through a hole in the Berlin Wall
11/12/1989
A west German protestor tries to talk with East German soldiers who are occupying the Berlin Wall November 11
A west German protestor tries to talk with East German soldiers who are occupying the Berlin Wall November 11
11/11/1989
Dim view: President George Bush is under fire for his lacklustre response to opening of the Berlin Wall
Dim view: President George Bush is under fire for his lacklustre response to opening of the Berlin Wall
11/12/1989
Blow for freedom: Thousands of excited Germans chipped off chunks of the Berlin Wall for Souvenirs
Blow for freedom: Thousands of excited Germans chipped off chunks of the Berlin Wall for Souvenirs
11/6/1988
Gerta Klaus, 7,Asks East Berlin Border Guards when they will leave the Berlin Wall November 11
Gerta Klaus, 7,Asks East Berlin Border Guards when they will leave the Berlin Wall November 11
11/11/1989
It's like the Berlin Wall, a Ward's Island resident says of the reinforced snowfence barricades that now block the boardwalk in front of several houses
It's like the Berlin Wall, a Ward's Island resident says of the reinforced snowfence barricades that now block the boardwalk in front of several houses
9 September 1968
After the Euphoria of the opening of the Wall, East Germans now realize their country is about to be swallowed up
After the Euphoria of the opening of the Wall, East Germans now realize their country is about to be swallowed up
11/12/1989
Together again: Irena Bricki, left, of West Berlin and friend Marion Deuster of East Berlin celebrate reunion in an East Berlin bar
Together again: Irena Bricki, left, of West Berlin and friend Marion Deuster of East Berlin celebrate reunion in an East Berlin bar
11/25/1989