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"It's all gone, thank God," says Herr Neumann from his study window. (Photo by Thalia Gigerenzer)
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Herbert and Sonja Neumann have lived in their apartment since 1961. (Photo by Thalia Gigerenzer)
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East German border guards chipping away at the Wall on Bouché Straße ca. 1990. (Photo by HN)
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - a circus in the former death strip in the 1990s. (Photo by HN)
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - the Wall partially dismantled ca. 1990. (Photo taken by HN).
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - the first tear in the Wall ca. 1989. (Photo by HN).
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - the Wall is replaced by a new, sturdier and higher Wall ca. 1975. (Photo taken by Herbert Neumann)
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - the trees have been cut down and the Wall sealed. (Photo taken by Herbert Neumann)
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Corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße - the first wall is erected in 1961. Bouché Straße around 1989/1990.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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The Wall stood a mere 1.5 meters from the Neumann's front door. Photo taken ca. 1989. Bouché Straße around 1989/1990.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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Sonja Neumann scavenging for pieces of the Wall at the corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße, ca. 1990. (Bouché Straße around 1989/1990.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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The dismantling of the Wall in Bouché Straße around 1990. Bouché Straße around 1989/1990.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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The study window from which Herr Neumann took many of his pictures. (Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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Two East German border guards on Bouché Straße on August 13, 1961.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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A crowd of neighbors gathered on the corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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A crowd of neighbors gathered on the corner of Heidelberger and Bouché Straße.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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The logs were quickly replaced by barbed wire; Herr Neumann's bicycle was suddenly caught between East and West.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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Herr Neumann's friend from West Berlin (pictured) visited him on the morning of August 13, 1961.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
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At first, East German soldiers demarcated the border with wooden logs.(Photo by Herbert Neumann)
