Photographer unknown. Views of old Berlin buildings and construction of the U-Bahn. 1909 - 1915. Circa 127 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 28 x 23 cm. Each with date in the negative in lower right corner, many with number in pencil in upper edge; annotated in pencil on the verso.
This very comprehensive and rare collection of images taken during the construction of the Berlin U-Bahn wonderfully documents Berlin in the 1910s and many shops, buildings and areas can be identified through street signs, advertising etc. Several inner city streets of today are seen here as relatively empty and at an early phase of development. - Some oxidation mirroring in edges, several with handling marks/creases, a few with slight discoloration in edges, some with ink stains and/or stamps, many with edge wear, most with traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise several in good condition.