The Berlin Wall

The Berlin wall. Public Domain ClipArt Stock Photos and Images. 5 original sections of the wall that separated East and West from 1961 to 1989, now at 520 Madison Avenue New York City. image/editing/sookietex and released into the public domain.

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With the closing of the East-West sector boundary in Berlin, the vast majority of East Germans could no longer travel or emigrate to West Germany. Many families were split, while East Berliners employed in the West were cut off from their jobs. West Berlin became an isolated exclave in a hostile land. West Berliners demonstrated against the wall, led by their Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) Willy Brandt,

Krazy Kat image. The author George Herriman (1880-1944) died in 1944, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.