EditorialWheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony. Abraham Dressler; (German active 1572--1590), Dresden. Date: 1580-1600. Dimensions: L. 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.) Barrel L. 33 cm (13 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. Caliber .63. Steel, c...
EditorialIn West-Germany, single farmers existed outside the state-sponsored collective farms. When single farmers had fulfilled their plan, they could sell what was left of their products on the free market. A farmer's wife sells cabbage on a market near Rosto...
EditorialGermany. Berlin. Old building of the Ministry of State Security. The Stasi Museum. Research and memorial centre concerning the political system of the former East Germany.
EditorialInauguration of Elector Frederik Willem of Brandenburg as Duke of Pomerania, Silver Medal Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: rising sun above cityscape within a circle, Pomerania, East Germany, Poland, Frederi...
EditorialWheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony. Abraham Dressler; (German active 1572--1590), Dresden. Date: 1580-1600. Dimensions: L. 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.) Barrel L. 33 cm (13 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. Caliber .63. Steel, c...
EditorialWheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony. Abraham Dressler; (German active 1572--1590), Dresden. Date: 1580-1600. Dimensions: L. 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.) Barrel L. 33 cm (13 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. Caliber .63. Steel, c...
EditorialDinner for a worker's family in Dresden,1959. Food is plentyful in East Germany; fancy food and luxuries like chocolate,Bananas and fresh salads are rare.