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Der 23. Mai in den 1950er Jahren

Am 23.05.1949 wurde mit Unterzeichnung des Grundgesetzes in Bonn die Bundesrepublik Deutschland gegründet. Wir haben uns angesehen, worüber jeweils am 23.05. in den 1950er Jahren aus Sicht der dpa im Bild berichtet wurde. Hier ein kleiner Ausschnitt über die Vielfalt der Themen.

Tulip festival in New York

23.05.1952 - Six-year-old Lynne Rodriguez praises her flowers in the best puffer fashion during the annual Tulip Festival in New York, USA, 23 May 1952.
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Bundestag delegation returns from the USA

23.05.1950 - Members of the German Bundestag delegation stand in front of a passenger plane after arriving at Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt am Main on 23 May 1950. The delegation was on a fiv...
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Driver's cab turns into a bar

23.05.1950 - A Würzburg coachbuilding company has converted a bus cab into a bar at the Würzburg Autohof. The bus's original radiator serves as an icebox for drinks. Drivers like to use the bar...
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Cyclist causes car accident

23.05.1950 - A car lies upside down on its roof after an accident, photographed in Frankfurt am Main on 23 May 1950. The evening before, a cyclist had disregarded the right of way, forcing the...
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Cars in front of ship chimney

23.05.1951 - Ten cars stand in the shadow of a huge aluminum ship's funnel, taken on May 23, 1951. This was made for the new flagship "United States" of the United States Lines.
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Man looks at SPD leaflet

23.05.1951 - A man looks at a leaflet of the SPD with the inscription "Erhard's neue Brotkarte", taken on May 23, 1951 in Frankfurt. During the election campaign, the SPD focused on the economi...
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20,000 Berlin Air France passenger

23.05.1952 - On 23 May 1952, the twenty-thousandth Berlin passenger of Air France is duly welcomed with Munich beer at Munich Airport.
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Hitler's house of birth in Braunau

23.05.1952 - Adolf Hitler's house of birth in Braunau, Austria, photo taken on May 23, 1952.
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20,000 Berlin Air France passenger

23.05.1952 - On 23 May 1952, the twenty-thousandth Berlin passenger of Air France is duly welcomed with Munich beer at Munich Airport.
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Signing of the Treaty of Germany

23.05.1952 - Bonn, 23 May 1952: The plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn is planned for the signing of the Treaty of Germany on 26 May 1952 and will be redesigned accordingly. Instead of flags...
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20,000 Berlin Air France passenger

23.05.1952 - On 23 May 1952, the twenty-thousandth Berlin passenger of Air France is duly welcomed with Munich beer at Munich Airport.
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Hannover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern

23.05.1954 - Hannover 96 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the finals of the German Soccer Championships with 5:1 at Hamburg Volksparkstadion on 23 May 1954. Supporters of Kaiserslautern enterta...
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Ballon-Verfolgungsrennen in Frankfurt 1954

23.05.1954 - Eine Ballonverfolgung wurde am 23.05.1954 auf dem Frankfurter Messegelände gestartet. Der Automobil- und Motorrad-Club (AMC) Frankfurt und der Frankfurter Verein für Luftfahrt habe...
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Gefiederte Briefträger in Hamburg 1954

23.05.1954 - Einhunderttausend gefiederte Briefträger gingen am 23.05.1954 vom Güterbahnhof Eidelstedt in Hamburg auf die Luftreise zu ihren heimischen Revieren im Rhein-Ruhr-Gebiet. In der Nac...
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Hannover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern

23.05.1954 - Hannover 96 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the finals of the German Soccer Championships with 5:1 at Hamburg Volksparkstadion on 23 May 1954. More than 70,000 spectators are watc...
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Ballon-Verfolgungsrennen in Frankfurt 1954

23.05.1954 - Eine Ballonverfolgung wurde am 23.05.1954 auf dem Frankfurter Messegelände gestartet. Der Automobil- und Motorrad-Club (AMC) Frankfurt und der Frankfurter Verein für Luftfahrt habe...
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Hannover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern

23.05.1954 - Hannover 96 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the finals of the German Soccer Championships with 5:1 at Hamburg Volksparkstadion on 23 May 1954. Kaiserslautern keeper Willi Hölz con...
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Hanover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954

23.05.1954 - Hanover won the German Championship with a 5-1 defeat of Kaiserslautern in Hamburg, on 23 May 1954. Lautern's Willi Wenzel (R) vies for the ball with a player of Hanover.
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Hanover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954

23.05.1954 - H96 won the German Championship with a 5-1 defeat of Lautern in Hamburg, on 23 May 1954. H96's captain Mueller (white pants) and FCK's Walter lead their respective teams onto the p...
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Hanover 96 wins German Soccer Championships 1954

23.05.1954 - Hanover won the German Championship with a 5-1 defeat of Kaiserslautern at the Volkspark stadium in Hamburg, on 23 May 1954. Lautern's Liebrich and a player of H96 (L) vie for the...
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Ballon-Verfolgungsrennen in Frankfurt 1954

23.05.1954 - Eine Ballonverfolgung wurde am 23.05.1954 auf dem Frankfurter Messegelände gestartet. Der Automobil- und Motorrad-Club (AMC) Frankfurt und der Frankfurter Verein für Luftfahrt habe...
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Marquise von Milford-Haven geschieden

23.05.1954 - Die 30-jährige Marquise von Milford-Haven läuft am 23.05.1954 auf dem New Yorker Flughafen und tritt ihre Ferienreise gen Süden an. Zuvor erwirkte sie vor einem Gericht im mexikani...
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Princess Margaret on a short visit to Germany

23.05.1955 - British Princess Margaret arrives at Wahn Airport near Cologne on 23 May 1955 to pay a short visit to Germany. The visit, originally planned for several days, had been limited to o...
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On time like the masons

23.05.1955 - Punctually at lunchtime on 23 May 1955, the break on a building site is heralded with a hearty sip of beer (place unknown).
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Kissing scene has to be re-shot

23.05.1955 - Curiosity during the shooting of the American film "The Gentle Sergeant". With the exception of the kissing scene, the film was shot entirely in Japan. Due to the prevailing kissin...
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First German pilot with Swiss airline company

23.05.1955 - On 23 May 1955, the first cargo aircraft of the Swiss airline landed at Frankfurt Airport. Captain Heinrich von Gablenz, who was the first German pilot to fly for a foreign airline...
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Simple addition enables television in colour

23.05.1955 - On 23 May 1955, at the radio and electrical exhibition in Chicago, an add-on device was presented that could be used to watch colour television with any black-and-white receiver. A...
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On time like the masons

23.05.1955 - Punctually at lunchtime on 23 May 1955, the break on a building site is heralded with a hearty sip of beer (place unknown).
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Swedish jet fighter Saab 210

23.05.1955 - Test flight of the Swedish Air Force's new Saab 210 jet fighter, photographed in May 1955. A special feature are the delta wings, which merge directly from the fuselage of the airc...
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Actor O. W. Fischer before the district court

23.05.1956 - The actor O. W. Fischer appears at the Labour Court in Munich on 23 May 1956 to assert his claims against Royal-Filmproduktion GmbH. The background to the labour court proceedings...
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Lord Mayor Dr Franz Stadelmayer

23.05.1956 - The Lord Mayor of the City of Würzburg, Dr. Franz Stadelmayer (right), is considered a candidate for the position of Intendant of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, photographe...
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Lord Mayor Dr Franz Stadelmayer

23.05.1956 - The Lord Mayor of the City of Würzburg, Dr. Franz Stadelmayer (left sitting), is considered a candidate for the position of Intendant of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, phot...
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Construction of chlorine station at IG Hochhaus in Frankfurt

23.05.1956 - Construction workers lay huge pipes on the railing in front of the IG high-rise in Frankfurt am Main on 23 May 1956, intended to enrich the drinking water with chlorine for disinfe...
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Actor O. W. Fischer before the district court

23.05.1956 - The actor O. W. Fischer appears at the Labour Court in Munich on 23 May 1956 to assert his claims against Royal-Filmproduktion GmbH. The background to the labour court proceedings...
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Opera "The Cunning Little Vixen" in Wiesbaden

23.05.1957 - The 300-strong ensemble of the Komische Oper Berlin performs the opera "The Cunning Little Vixen" by Leos Janacek on 22 May 1957 as part of the Wiesbaden International May Festival...
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Bonn Guard Battalion moves into Rheinbach Garrison

23.05.1957 - Reception of the Bonn Guard Battalion, affectionately known as the "Long Guys", in their new garrison in Rheinbach near Bonn on 23 May 1957. To welcome them, the head of the guard...
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Bonn Guard Battalion moves into Rheinbach Garrison

23.05.1957 - Reception of the Bonn Guard Battalion, affectionately known as the "Long Guys", in their new garrison in Rheinbach near Bonn on 23 May 1957.
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Bonn Guard Battalion moves into Rheinbach Garrison

23.05.1957 - Reception of the Bonn Guard Battalion, affectionately known as the "Long Guys", in their new garrison in Rheinbach near Bonn on 23 May 1957.
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Hans Albers in his title role as Baron Gisbert

23.05.1957 - Actor Hans Albers in his title role as Baron Gisbert of Bomberg in Rolf Thiele's film "Der tolle Bomberg" (translates as "The Great Bomberg") from the year 1957.
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Guido Hertel new President of the Federal Court of Audit

23.05.1957 - Ministerial Director Dr. Guido Hertel was elected by the Federal Ministry of Finance as the new President of the Federal Audit Office in May 1957 on the recommendation of the Feder...
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Bonn Guard Battalion moves into Rheinbach Garrison

23.05.1957 - Reception of the Bonn Guard Battalion, affectionately known as the "Long Guys", in their new garrison in Rheinbach near Bonn on 23 May 1957.
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Bonn Guard Battalion moves into Rheinbach Garrison

23.05.1957 - Reception of the Bonn Guard Battalion, affectionately known as the "Long Guys", in their new garrison in Rheinbach near Bonn on 23 May 1957.
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SPD Party Congress in Stuttgart 1958

23.05.1958 - The eighth party congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) took place in Stuttgart from 18 May to 23 May 1958. Herbert Wehner (left), member of the Bundestag, and Wa...
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Foreign students with Federal President Theodor Heuss

23.05.1958 - Representatives of foreign scholarship holders studying at the 72 universities in the Federal Republic and West Berlin visit the German head of state, Federal President Theodor Heu...
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SPD Party Congress in Stuttgart 1958

23.05.1958 - The eighth party congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) took place in Stuttgart from 18 May to 23 May 1958. Herbert Wehner, member of the Bundestag, and Waldemar...
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Protest sign on motorway bridge

23.05.1959 - On a motorway bridge between Frankfurt and Offenbach, unknown persons have expressed their displeasure against a speech by Carlo Schmid. The SPD politician said on Bavarian radio t...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn. The picture shows Federal Minister of Economics Ludwig Er...
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New barracks in Allendorf inaugurated

23.05.1959 - Major General Paul Herrmann visits the new Bundeswehr barracks in Allendorf near Marburg, where Tank Battalion 63 and Supply Battalion 66 are stationed, together with the Hessian M...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn. The picture shows Federal Minister of Economics Ludwig Er...
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Alfred Pfaff

23.05.1959 - Der deutsche Fußball-Nationalspieler Alfred Pfaff vom Verein Eintracht Frankfurt sitzt am 23.5.1959 im Frankfurter Waldstadion während des Endrunden-Gruppenspiels seiner Mannschaft...
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New barracks in Allendorf inaugurated

23.05.1959 - Major General Paul Herrmann visits the new Bundeswehr barracks in Allendorf near Marburg, where Tank Battalion 63 and Supply Battalion 66 are stationed, together with the Hessian M...
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New barracks in Allendorf inaugurated

23.05.1959 - Major General Paul Herrmann (right) visits the new Bundeswehr barracks in Allendorf near Marburg, where Tank Battalion 63 and Supply Battalion 66 are stationed, together with the H...
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55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee

23.05.1959 - At the 55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Munich on 23 May 1959, Tokyo is chosen as the venue for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. From lleft to rr...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn. The picture shows Federal Minister of Economics Ludwig Er...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn. Left to right: Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate...
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New barracks in Allendorf inaugurated

23.05.1959 - Major General Paul Herrmann (second left) visits the new Bundeswehr barracks in Allendorf near Marburg, where Tank Battalion 63 and Supply Battalion 66 are stationed, together with...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn.Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on the left.
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Meeting of the IOC Executive Commission

23.05.1959 - Preliminary discussions between the Executive Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and some international professional associations began in the Munich "Haus des...
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55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee

23.05.1959 - At the 55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Munich on 23 May 1959, Tokyo is chosen as the venue for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. Here the Japanes...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Rhinelan...
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55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee

23.05.1959 - At the 55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Munich on 23 May 1959, Tokyo is chosen as the venue for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. Here, Bavarian P...
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Protest sign on motorway bridge

23.05.1959 - On a motorway bridge between Frankfurt and Offenbach, unknown persons have expressed their displeasure against a speech by Carlo Schmid. The SPD politician said on Bavarian radio t...
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55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee

23.05.1959 - At the 55th General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Munich on 23 May 1959, Tokyo is chosen as the venue for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. In the middle wi...
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Celebration of 10 years of the Basic Law

23.05.1959 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Basic Law on 23 May 1959 in the historic plenary hall of the Bundesrat in Bonn.
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23.05.1949. Here, the company Gollnow Elektr...
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Floods in Upper Bavaria 1949

23.05.1949 - Persistent rain flooded the road between the towns of Murnau and Garmisch in Upper Bavaria. The nearby river Loisach could not hold the water masses, overflowed its banks and flood...
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23.05.1949.
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23.05.1949.
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Floods in Upper Bavaria 1949

23.05.1949 - Persistent rain flooded the road between the towns of Murnau and Garmisch in Upper Bavaria. The nearby river Loisach could not hold the water masses, overflowed its banks and flood...
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23.05.1949.
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23 May 1949 shows a view of the open-air exh...
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Soviet pilot lands in Sweden

23.05.1949 - On 18 May 1949, a Soviet pilot landed his plane 20 kilometres from Stockholm at the airfield in Tullinge. After landing, the Soviet flight lieutenant asked to be allowed to stay in...
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Parliamentary Council proclaims Basic Law

23.05.1949 - The Basic Law of the Federal Republic lies underneath the black-red-golden flag on a table in the meeting hall of the Parliamentary Council in Bonn on 23 May 1949. In the front row...
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Here, the head of the Berlin Pavilion, Mr Juda (left), expl...
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Konrad Adenauer: singing of Basic Law

23.05.1949 - The president of the Parliamentary Council, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, signs the Basic Law on 23 May 1949.
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23.05.1949. An ice cream vending machine fro...
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Exportmesse in Hannover 1949

23.05.1949 - The third export fair opened in Hanover on 22 April 1949. Some 2,600 companies exhibited on around 68,000 square metres. Photo taken on 23 May 1949 shows a view of the open-air exh...
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