Abstract

The “Blockade Winter” of 1948-49 was marked by power outages and a scarcity of heating fuel in West Berlin. Although the airlift made large deliveries, there were frequent bottlenecks in the supply line. In this photograph, the members of a Berlin family face the cold in their winter coats. They also employ a kerosene lamp in lieu of electricity.

Surviving Winter Shortages of Electricity and Heat (January 5, 1949)

Source

Source: Electricity cut and heating shortage – a Berlin family in winter coats by the light of a kerosene lamp. Unknown photographer.
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Recommended Citation

Surviving Winter Shortages of Electricity and Heat (January 5, 1949), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1051> [May 11, 2024].