Weimar republic

German children playing with cash. Weimar Republic's hyperinflation. 15.11.1923.

Flag of Weimar Republic (Germany)

UFA "Metropolis" by Fritz Lang Berlin, Nollendorfplatz, 1930

about 1930- transvestites at the Eldorado nightclub in Berlin

cover of "the lesbians of berlin" (1928) writer : ruth roellig (1878-1969). preface by magnus hirschfeld.

Otto Dix (German; Expressionism, New Objectivity / Neue Sachlichkeit; 1891–1969): To Beauty (An die Schönheit), 1922.

When thinking about the past, it feels like a surreal reality that sometimes could be more difficult to imagine than the future. But seeing photos from 1800 and 1900 feels even weirder since it is actual proof of it happening. And more importantly, people's lives don't seem to be boring or dull. On the contrary, they look risky, weird, fun, and simply put - entertaining to my futuristic human eyes. I am sure, if these people had the internet back then, we would be greeted with quality memes…

/r/OldSchoolCool **History's cool kids, looking fantastic!** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest kids, everything from...

Criticwire Classic of the Week: Bob Fosse's 'Cabaret'

Germany emerged from the First World War broken and disillusioned. Defeat in the Great War heralded the end of the monarchy, with the Kaiser giving way to the Weimar Republic, named after the small German city that had once been a hotbed of both artistic and scientific progress. Before long,…

1920s glamour

Actor Conrad Veidt in a portrait shot as Cesare the Somnambulist in the 1920 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" by Robert Wiene.

Elisabeth Bergner als Fräulein Julie (Fröken Julie, Strindberg, 1888), 1922, aus Arthur Eloesser - Elisabeth Bergner - 1927

Weimar Era image

Travel back to 1920s Berlin and the interwar period, when art, culture and sexual freedom in the city were all at their peak.