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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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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object 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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Lennon, Frank
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    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
    Stawicki, Andrew
    11/25/1989