This collection of rare color photos of Berlin in 1937, taken by Thomas Neumann and uncovered from Norwegian archives, show life in the German capital during a tumultuous decade.
They capture scenes in the vibrant city, which was under the iron grip of Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich at the very height of his power. Yet just eight years later the city was in ruins as Russians and Allies occupied it in victory.
But at the time these images were taken, Hitler’s Berlin was vibrant. Hitler had taken power after the collapse of the democratic Weimar Republic in 1933 as severe economic problems caused by the Depression drove ordinary Germans into the Nazi party’s arms.
As well as chilling pictures of buildings emblazoned with swastikas, there are scenes of ordinary life as Germans go about their business. They show a child in a sun-drenched square, smiling friends at a train station, a cart selling bananas and a food vendor in a sunny park.
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
Rare Color Photos of Berlin in 1937
