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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

Blow for freedom: Thousands of excited Germans chipped off chunks of the Berlin Wall for Souvenirs

Date11/6/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blow for freedom: Thousands of excited Germans chipped off chunks of the Berlin Wall for Souvenirs.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117273F
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