<strong>Cold War Berlin 1959-1966:</strong> Photographer Allan Hailstone took over 600 photographs of Berlin during the Cold War. It was "a city like nowhere else, with palpable atmosphere and decay," writes Hailstone in his new book "Berlin in the Cold War: 1959-1966."
Cold War Berlin 1959-1966: Photographer Allan Hailstone took over 600 photographs of Berlin during the Cold War. It was "a city like nowhere else, with palpable atmosphere and decay," writes Hailstone in his new book "Berlin in the Cold War: 1959-1966."
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<strong>Cafe on the border, September 9, 1959</strong>: Hailstone was fascinated by Berlin from an early age. "I found this book about Berlin in the library," he tells CNN Travel. "I thought 'This looks like a fascinating place to go to.'"
Cafe on the border, September 9, 1959: Hailstone was fascinated by Berlin from an early age. "I found this book about Berlin in the library," he tells CNN Travel. "I thought 'This looks like a fascinating place to go to.'"
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<strong>Stresemannstrasse, September 9, 1959</strong>: Hailstone's photographs are candid snapshots of life in East and West Berlin during the Cold War -- capturing the two sides to the city and the borders dividing them.
Stresemannstrasse, September 9, 1959: Hailstone's photographs are candid snapshots of life in East and West Berlin during the Cold War -- capturing the two sides to the city and the borders dividing them.
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<strong>Gendarmenmarkt, September 11, 1959</strong>: Hailstone's images depict the contrast between the East and the West. "When I first arrived in West Berlin, before they built the Berlin Wall, it was really like most western cities," recalls Hailstone. "But when I walked into East Berlin, it had almost been left just as the war had left it."
Gendarmenmarkt, September 11, 1959: Hailstone's images depict the contrast between the East and the West. "When I first arrived in West Berlin, before they built the Berlin Wall, it was really like most western cities," recalls Hailstone. "But when I walked into East Berlin, it had almost been left just as the war had left it."
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<strong>Stradtmitte U-Bahn station, Mohrenstrasse, East Berlin, July 31, 1960</strong>: Hailstone's collection is also fascinating because the photographer scrupulously recorded the exact date on which he took each photograph. "I was always meticulous in taking the date down and where it was, the name of a street," Hailstone says.
Stradtmitte U-Bahn station, Mohrenstrasse, East Berlin, July 31, 1960: Hailstone's collection is also fascinating because the photographer scrupulously recorded the exact date on which he took each photograph. "I was always meticulous in taking the date down and where it was, the name of a street," Hailstone says.
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<strong>Communist propaganda, East Berlin, August 1, 1960</strong>: Hailstone's photographs capture people, places and moments now lost in time. "I don't tend to notice how people are dressed," says Hailstone. "But they looked a bit unhappy, a bit depressed, the people in the East, it was a bit shabbier, there was a very different contrast from the West."
Communist propaganda, East Berlin, August 1, 1960: Hailstone's photographs capture people, places and moments now lost in time. "I don't tend to notice how people are dressed," says Hailstone. "But they looked a bit unhappy, a bit depressed, the people in the East, it was a bit shabbier, there was a very different contrast from the West."
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<strong>Tempelhof Airport, August 3, 1960</strong>: Tempelhof Airport was the principal airport that connected West Berlin to West Germany. The airport closed in 2008 and became a refugee center in 2015.
Tempelhof Airport, August 3, 1960: Tempelhof Airport was the principal airport that connected West Berlin to West Germany. The airport closed in 2008 and became a refugee center in 2015.
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<strong>Friedrichstrasse, August 3, 1960</strong>: This photograph shows a guard questioning a driver on the border. "Before they built the wall, you could simply walk across, but afterwards you had to go through a control and change a certain minimum amount of currency at a ridiculous exchange rate," recalls Hailstone. "It was very different after 1961."
Friedrichstrasse, August 3, 1960: This photograph shows a guard questioning a driver on the border. "Before they built the wall, you could simply walk across, but afterwards you had to go through a control and change a certain minimum amount of currency at a ridiculous exchange rate," recalls Hailstone. "It was very different after 1961."
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<strong>Wansee, West Berlin, August 25, 1962</strong>: Hailstone has photographed cities across the world, but he had a particular affection for mid-century Berlin. "It's funny how people get this feeling about the city, which I got to some extent," says Hailstone. "It's a very interesting place, or it was. I don't know whether it is so much now, it's a lot more touristy now."
Wansee, West Berlin, August 25, 1962: Hailstone has photographed cities across the world, but he had a particular affection for mid-century Berlin. "It's funny how people get this feeling about the city, which I got to some extent," says Hailstone. "It's a very interesting place, or it was. I don't know whether it is so much now, it's a lot more touristy now."
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<strong>Camaraderie at the Wall, Chausseestrasse, East Berlin, August 27, 1962</strong>: One of Hailstone's most striking photographs depicts camaraderie between border guards at the Berlin Wall -- a risky shot to take. "Well of course I was standing technically in the West, so they couldn't really do anything about that," he says.
Camaraderie at the Wall, Chausseestrasse, East Berlin, August 27, 1962: One of Hailstone's most striking photographs depicts camaraderie between border guards at the Berlin Wall -- a risky shot to take. "Well of course I was standing technically in the West, so they couldn't really do anything about that," he says.
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<strong>Chausseestrasse Checkpoint, Berlin, August 27, 1962</strong>: Hailstone is also known for his photographs of 1960s London. "I like to photograph interesting places," he says. "I'd just wander around with a camera and see something and think 'I'll take that.'"
Chausseestrasse Checkpoint, Berlin, August 27, 1962: Hailstone is also known for his photographs of 1960s London. "I like to photograph interesting places," he says. "I'd just wander around with a camera and see something and think 'I'll take that.'"
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<strong>Robert Kennedy and Willy Brandt, Kurfurstendamm, West Berlin, June 25, 1964</strong>: Hailstone captured history in the making when he photographed Robert Kennedy in Berlin in 1964. The politician was in town to mark the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's "I am a Berliner" speech.
Robert Kennedy and Willy Brandt, Kurfurstendamm, West Berlin, June 25, 1964: Hailstone captured history in the making when he photographed Robert Kennedy in Berlin in 1964. The politician was in town to mark the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's "I am a Berliner" speech.
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<strong>Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, December 24, 1964</strong>: Hailstone is pleased his photographs will live on, serving as a historical record. "I'm quite pleased that they're being sort of immortalized," he says.
Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, December 24, 1964: Hailstone is pleased his photographs will live on, serving as a historical record. "I'm quite pleased that they're being sort of immortalized," he says.
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<strong>Unter den Linden, East Berlin, December 26, 1964</strong>: Thanks to Hailstone's keen eye, he has amassed a collection of evocative photographs of a bygone era. "Wherever you are, I always think it's more interesting [...] to take pictures of things that are going to change," he says.
Unter den Linden, East Berlin, December 26, 1964: Thanks to Hailstone's keen eye, he has amassed a collection of evocative photographs of a bygone era. "Wherever you are, I always think it's more interesting [...] to take pictures of things that are going to change," he says.
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