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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

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

Date11/16/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117277F
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