East German Poster Database

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• Schützen. DDR-Das Land, in dem ich lebe. Erhalten, Gestalten.
  This poster is a landscape photograph of a large castle on top of a wooded hill.
• Erich I
  Poster is an abstracted portrait of Erich Honecker. Primary colors are pink, blue, and green. Portrait appears upside down with a second faint outline of the portrait visible right-side-up. Poster is first in a series of two.
• Schützen. DDR-Das Land, in dem ich lebe. Erhalten, Gestalten.
  This poster is a landscape photograph of a coastline with cliffs.
• Das ist sozialistisches Tempo/Wohnstadt süd in Halle/Baubeginn Januar 1959/Bauabschluss 1962 = 3000 Wohnungen für die Bevölkerung/1 Jahr später/Durch die Lösung der ökonomischen Hauptaufgabe hindern wir die bonner Atomkrieger ihre Angriffspläne zu verwirk
  Poster title begins "That is the socialist tempo/Southern residential town" and shows three black and white photographs of apartments under construction. Title continues "Construction begins January 1959/Construction completed 1962 = 3000 apartments for the population". Underneath title continues "1 year later" and shows photograph of the completed apartment complex. Title reads "By solving the main economic task, we prevent the attack plans of the nuclear warmongers in Bonn from being realized".
• Lenins Rat unsere Tat
  This poster shows a statue of Vladimir Lenin in front of several tall apartment buildings.
• Wir grüßen unseren Präsidenten Wilhelm Pieck am 9. Juli 1950 in Bautzen
  Poster features a black and white portrait of Wilhelm Pieck. Title reads "We greet our President Wilhelm Pieck on July 9th, 1950 in Bautzen."
• …und Frieden zog in's Land
  This poster shows photographs of multiple periods of East German history, beginning with the Soviet victory in Berlin in 1945 and the various stages of German economic development following the war.
• Die Zukunft Deutschlands wird vom Kampf der deutschen Arbeiterklasse entschieden. Nur die einheitlich kämpfende Arbeiterklasse kann an der Spitze aller frieliebenden Kräfte den Militarismus bändigen. Darin besteht ihre große nationale Vertantwortung.
  Poster is green with black text. Title reads "Germany's future is decided by the struggle of the German working class. Only the uniform struggling working class at the forefront of all peace-loving forces can tame militarism. Therein lies your great national responsibility." Quote is contextualized as taken from an open letter from the Chair of the FDBG Federal Executive Board to trade union groups.
• Clara Zetkin 1857-1933
  This poster is a black and white portrait of Clara Zetkin, a German socialist and women's rights advocate. On the bottom is text stating, Wer den Frieden will, der muß das Bündnis mit der Sowjetunion suchen, als der ersten und stärken Friedensmacht der Welt. Die internationale Solidarität muß das oberste Gesetz des Kampfes der Arbeiterklasse aller Länder sein…
• Euer wichtigster Beitrag zum Kampf für den Frieden und für die Lösung der nationalen Frage in Deutschland ist Eure Arbeit in der sozialistichen Produktion, Eure Teilnahme an der Bewegung der sozialistischen Arbeit an jedem Tage und zu jeder Student.
  Poster is red and gray on green background. Text in white reads "Your most important contribution to the struggle for peace and for resolving the national question in Germany is your work in the socialist production, your participation in the movement of socialist work every day and every hour". Quote is contextualized as taken from an open letter from the Chair of the FDBG Federal Exectuive Board to trade union groups.
• Und nun werde und wachse willkommenes Kind, hast noch Zeit zu begreifen, warum wir so wachsam sind.
  This poster is a collection of 20 photographs of babies.
• Organisiert die sozialistische Hilfe und laßt kein Zurückbleiben einzelner Kollegen, Kollektive oder Abschnitte zu. Erzieht Euch gegenseitig in Euren Gewerkschaftsgruppen zu Sozialisten, die nach den Gesetzen der sozialistischen Moral leben
  Poster is black with red borders. Title in yellow reads "Organize the socialist help and let no individual colleague, collective, or section stay behind. Educate each other in your unions about socialism, so that you may live by the socialist laws of morality". Quote is contextualized as taken from an open letter from the Chair of the FDBG Federal Exectuive Board to trade union groups.
• Unsere Liebe unser Wissen und unsere Tat unserem sozialistischen Vaterland, der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik.
  This poster is a photograph of several young German woman at a rally.
• Arbeiter und Angestellte!/ „Mehr produzieren - richtig verteilen - besser leben!”/Dafür demonstrieren wir am 1. Mai 1948!
  Poster is white with red text. Title reads "Workers and employers!/'More production - right distribtuion - better living!'/For this we demonstrate on May 1st, 1948!". Box 1.
• Es gibt keine Befreiung der Menschheit ohne die Soziale unabhängigkeit und Gleichstellung der Geschlechter.
  This poster is a black and white portrait of August Bebel, one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
• Umsiedler! Wir helfen euch eine neue Heimat schaffen. Bekennt euch zum gemeinsamen Kampf für ein einheitliches Vaterland und dauernden Frieden! Demonstriert mit uns am 1. Mai 1948!
  Poster is white with red text. Title reads "Repatriates! We'll help you create a new home. Acknowledge the common struggle for a unified country and a lasting peace! Demonstrate with us on May 1st, 1948!"
• Freiheit für Luis Corvalan
  This poster is a black and white portrait of Luis Corvalan, former leader of the Chilean communist party.
• Kämpft im Sinne der Forderungen des 9. ZK-Plenums für die beschleunigte Anwendung der neuesten Erkenntnisse von Wissenschaft und Technik!
  Poster is red with gray borders. Main text is white, describes the struggle to implement new science and technology in the workforce, and the victory of socialism over outdated tools and methods.
• Vorwärts
  This poster has a group of children wearing IX Parteitag shirts, cheering and running towards the camera
• Wir fordern Weltabrüstung
  Poster features a blue globe with the white outline of a dove superimposed. Beneath is a black and white collage of multinational crowds. Title reads "We call for World Disarmament."
• FDJ - Aufgebot DDR 30. Wir kämpfen um ein Ehrenbanner der SED
  This poster is a photograph of two women and a man holding a flag and wearing the uniform of the FDJ.
• Durch sozialistische Gemeinschaftsarbeit zu höheren Ergebnissen in der Marktproduktion!
  Poster features a black and white photo of women holding pigs with a man in the center holding a pig hanging from a bar. Beneath the photograph is a line drawing of a tractor, and color images of milk, cheese, würst, and eggs in front of a line graph. Title reads "Through socialist collaboration to higher results in market production!" Photo caption reads "The "Bomhoff Brigade" from VEG Salzmünde were honored for their excellent results with the title "Brigade of Socialist Work."
• 1870/1924 Lenin
  This poster is a large blue and white portrait image of Vladimir Lenin.
• Keine neuen Zähne für diese Hyäne/USA-Raketen aus Westeuropa raus!
  Poster features close-up of hyena from John Heartfield's Krieg und Leichen - Die Letzte Hoffnung der Reichen (War and corpses - the last hope of the rich). White teeth resembling missiles are superimposed on the hyena's mouth. Title reads "No new teeth for these hyenas/USA-Rockets from West Europe get out!"
• 1886 Ernst Thälmann 1986
  This poster is a large black and white portrait fo Ernst Thälmann.