East German Poster Database

Items

• Tag des deutschen Bergmannes

  Poster depicts a hand gripping chunks of coal and other mined materials underneath a platform with a red star and red flag. The top of the poster reads "Miners! Forward to new, good deed for peace and socialism." The poster advertises the July 6, 1958, "Day of German Miners."

• Arbeiterklasse/Klassearbeiter

  Poster is black and white photo of a DDR worker with hardhat and clenched fist. First part of title in red superimposed across center reads "Working class". Second part in white center bottom reads "Class of Workers".

• Die DDR mein Staat

  Poster is a portrait of a DDR citizen in a hardhat with vaguely industrial background. Title in yellow and red at top reads "The DDR my state".

• Tag des Deutschen Bergmannes. Für des Volkes Wohlstand, Frieden und Glück decken wir den Tisch der Republik.

  This poster has a drawn portrait of a construction worker. In the background is an industrial setting under a red flag.

• Eure Anstrengungen, sozialistisch zu arbeiten, zu lernen und zu leben, sind ein hervorragender Ausdruck…

  This poster has a red photograph of German workers reading a newspaper. The left hand side of the poster beneath the text is blue.

• Alles für das Wohl des Volkes und den Frieden!/Hohes Leistungswachstum durch steigende Arbeitsproduktivität, Effektivität und Qualität

  Poster is a color portrait of Gerhard Voß, a pipe fitter. Title reads "All for the good of the people and the peace!/High-powered growth through increasing work productivity, effectiveness, and quality. "