East German Poster Database

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• Damit's Frühling wird/CDU/Allianz für Deutschland

  Poster depicts large photograph of trees in bloom. Title reads "So that it will be Spring again/CDU/Alliance for Germany". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.

• CDU - die Zukunft

  Poster is printed in red and black. Title reads "CDU - the future". In poster center is a box outlined in red with title reading "Election meeting". Inside the box, text reads "The CDU invites you" and has space for handwritten place and time. Underneath reads "Naturally Christian and ecological/Naturally Democratic and socialist/For the unity of Germany/CDU - Who else?". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.

• Freunde helfen Freunden

  Poster has black, red and gold border. Title reads "Friends help friends". CDU insignia in bottom left, withs logan "Die Zukunft" (the future). Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.

• Leipzig zuliebe/CDU/Allianz für Deutschland

  Poster is a large color photo of Leipzig architecture. Title reads "For the sake of Leipzig/CDU/Alliance for Germany". Title is split between top and bottom of the poster, with CDU in bold red letters. Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.

• Helmut Kohl

  Poster features color photograph of Helmut Kohl at top. Promotes a visit from Kohl on Sunday, September 16th at 7 pm at the Frauenkirche in Dresden.

• Graue Panther in den Bundestag

  This poster promotes the small Gray Party, or Gray Panther Party. The poster is in black and pink and features a portrait of Trude Unruh in front of the German eagle, the party's founder. At the top right corner the text says, "Today we, tomorrow you all." The bright pink text says, "Grey Panther in the House of Representatives." The text beneath title reads "you have two votes". At the very bottom of the poster, the text reads, "Initiated by the seniors protection association, 'Grey Panther'." This poster was created for the October 1990 elections.

• DeserteurInnenparade gegen Wehrpflicht und Zwangsdienst

  Poster advertises a "deserters' parade"; a demonstration against conscription and forced service. Parade was to be held on Saturday, November 17th, 1990 at 1 pm and beginning at Schinkelwache unter den Linden, and concluding at Kundgebung Wittenberg Platz at 3 pm. Parade was part of the Campaign Against Conscription, Forced Service, and the Military (slogan: "With us against the draft"). Poste shows a portrait silhouette of a German soldier with a missile emerging from his head and shattering his helmet. At the bottom right of the picture is printed "homo sapiens". The poster calls on a list of organizations to participate. Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).

• Kanzler für Deutschland

  Poster depicting the CDU candidate for German chancellor (title reads "Chancellor for Germany"). Text at bottom reads "Freedom/Prosperity/Security" with CDU insignia to right. Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).

• Freiheit statt Sozialismus! CDU

  This poster is white with the text in large black letters. The front of the poster states "Freedom instead of Socialism!" with the CDU logo. The reverse side has CDU in larger red letters next to a yellow symbol with a lion to symbolize the Baden-Württemberg flag. Beneath the symbol is the text: "activ für Baden-Württemberg" (Active for Baden-Württemberg". This poster likely has to do with the 1990 elections in Germany.

• „Für das ganze Berlin: Gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit…”

  Poster depicts portrait of Eberhard Diepgen, mayor of West Berlin, and a quote of his at the bottom saying "For all of Berlin: The same wages for the same work. The [economic] recovery is only with us." Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).

• Berlin, wähl' Dich frei:

  Title reads "Berlin, choose to be free:" and follows with blank space. At the bottom, text reads "Berlin: It's all or nothing now", with CDU initials and insignia to the right. Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).