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Wiesbaden's Landmark: The Kurhaus
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Dr.
Brigitte Streich
Clearing debris by german civilans at the
Schwalbacher Strasse
Photo: Willi Rudolph, ca. 1 945 (Stadtarchiv)

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The Berlin Blockade ends: 1 2 May 1 949 at
Rhein− Main Air Force Base, Frankfurt −
USAF Collection (Stadtarchiv)

The “Wiesbaden Post" Friday, January 28, 1 949
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Portrait of General
Lucius D. Clay
circa 1 947

Dwight D. Eisenhower talks with Lt. General
Lucius D. Clay at RAF Gatow in Berlin
Gen. Clay with David Bell und John F. Kennedy
(22 March 1 963)
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Gen. Clay during an AFN interview concerning
the Berlin Airlift (Care parcel)
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Monument at the
casern's main entrance
by Carl Wilhelm
Bierbrauer
60th Berlin Airlift Anniversary in Wiesbaden
June 2008 (Photos: Horst Goebel)

Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses
75 Years in Business
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W ie sb ad e n 's H isto ry
Wilhelmstraße, circa 1 900
The former Kurhaus, built in
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1 907 with a larger building

Kurpark, circa 1 895
Wilhelm II
(1 859− 1 941 ),
Germany's last
emperor, as well as
his grandfather,
Kaiser Wilhelm I,
was a frequent guest
in Wiesbaden.
Reproduction:
Horst Goebel
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Hot spring fountain at the Kranzplatz
Monument in the Kurpark:
Columns
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