Inscription

Several adhesive labels located on the print obscure some of the inscriptions and stamps. Written in pencil on verso: “LFBWA-212.1/7500 pg 6” Written in pencil on verso: “pag 16 foto 2 24x/[illegible word]” Written in pencil on verso: “461/2% [circled and crossed out in black crayon]” Written in pencil on verso: “47212” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “[bar code] S00069683_d FRL 1965003 W00005/39 PAR148508/© Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos/RFA. The Berlin wall./West Germany. Berlin. 1965 [crossed out in pencil, 1961 written in pencil]. American soldier standing guard at border./The Berlin Wall was constructed by the East German government in August 1961 to halt the vast numbers of East Berliners defecting to the/West and to prevent East Berliners from commuting to jobs in West Berlin, thus depleting the supply of labor in the East. In the last 28 years,/5,000 East Germans failed in their attempts. Another 5,000 managed to cross the wall; 191 died in their attempts. Another 5,000 managed/to cross safely. On November 9, the East German government announced an end to travel restrictions and huge crowds of both East and/West Berliners began several days of celebrations on and around the Berlin Wall./No photograph or digital file may be reproduced, cropped or modified (digitally or otherwise) and its caption may not be altered without prior written/agreement from Magnum or a Magnum representative.” Written in pencil on verso: “History-Berlin Crisis ‘61” Written in black ink on white adhesive label on verso: “former/W. Germany” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “AA6947” Written in pencil on verso: “1961 Berlin-Germany/Book: Black in White America” Written in pencil on verso: “61146/39” Written in pencil on verso: “UNIQUE” Stamped in black ink on verso: “VINTAGE PRINT” Written in pencil on verso: “Leonard Freed (signed)” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “Consignment/#80532 jlm” Stamped in black ink on verso: “© Leonard Freed-Magnum” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “NOTICE/Photographs must be credited to the photographer and/MAGNUM PHOTOS. Photographs may not be cropped/or altered in any way without prior written approval by/MAGNUM PHOTOS. Photographs consigned by/MAGNUM PHOTOS for your possible use may not be/scanned without the express written permission of/MAGNUM PHOTOS./VIOLATION OF THESE POLICIES WILL RESULT IN/FINES AT A MINIMUM of 100% OF THE USAGE FEE.” Commercially imprinted throughout verso of paper: “Agfa”