Archive
Photographs, documents and memories. An archive that grows with every tip.
The pictures get their story back
Every picture in this archive is waiting for its story: Who can be seen, where and when was it taken, what happened in this situation? Every answer from Eberswalde or Maputo is added here.
537 photographs, 1987 to 1990
Arrival and departure
Dormitory
Interiors
Training and classes
Sports, outings, parties
Leisure and community
Town and everyday life
Official occasions
Rallies and parades
Buildings and places
Portraits
Group pictures
Journey home
Photographs by Christian Fenger, Eberswalde 1987 to 1990
The entire collection, organized by theme. A picture can belong to several themes. A click opens the photo in full size with its control number. The collection is not complete: new identifications, tips, documents and photographs are added continuously.
The original paper prints were entrusted to the DOMiD archive for permanent safekeeping. Photo: Christian Fenger, © Thomas Balzer/DOMiD.
Arriving
Arrival and departure [20]
Living
Dormitory [51]
Interiors [14]
Work and training
Training and classes [7]
Community
Sports, outings, parties [108]
Leisure and community [38]
Town and public life
Town and everyday life [18]
Official occasions [21]
Rallies and parades [11]
Buildings and places [10]
People
Portraits [65]
Group pictures [39]
Farewell
Journey home [6]
From the plant newspaper
Plant newspaper “Der Walzwerker,” 1989: “Zehn Jahre Regierungsabkommen” (Ten years of the government agreement). Ceremonial assembly with the Mozambican colleagues at VEB Walzwerk Eberswalde-Finow.
Do you recognize anyone?
Most of the people in Fenger’s pictures are still nameless. Every tip counts: a name, a place, a date, a memory. Tips are checked and published only after consulting those concerned.
Still open: When did the rolling mill festival take place at which photographs by Christian Fenger were shown at a stand?
Selected photographs also appear on Instagram, in German and Portuguese. Through the channel, former colleagues, relatives and people from Eberswalde get in touch when they recognize someone in the pictures.
A search by year, place and person will be activated as soon as the image data has been recorded.
The rolling mill festival: date unknown.
Trail in Eberswalde ↗
Eberswalde · Walzwerk Eberswalde-Finow
In Maputo, the pictures return.
Recognition in Maputo ↗
Maputo · The photos in Maputo
Research log
Ongoing notes from the work: research trips to Eberswalde and Maputo, new interviews, restored pictures and tips from the group of former colleagues.
To the workspace ↗