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This high-quality Berlin souvenir photo set was produced by Berlin Photo Institut Richard Schlemmer of Berlin. All photos are crisp and clear, and in very good condition. The 87 year old original 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 inch dark tan colored folder shows normal wear which is visible in the photo at the top of this USMBOOKS web page. This souvenir photo set is NOT a modern reproduction - it is 100% original to the Third Reich!

This is a complete set of 25 original Third Reich souvenir photographs of Reichshauptstadt Berlin. It is Luxus-Ausgabe (B), the luxurious set produced for visitors to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Each deckle-edge photo measures 2-3/8 x 3-1/2 inches and has a caption on the back explaining the subject of the photo:
the Brandenburg Gate (day and night), the new East-West-Axis with the Victory column, a Wehrmacht band in front of the Neue Wache soldier memorial on Unter Den Linden, the New Reichschancellery, Hitler’s office in the Reichskanzlei, the Reichstag, Hermann Goering’s Air Ministry, Deutschlandhalle, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial, Frederick the Great Memorial, the University, the Royal Palace and Dom (cathedral) and an overview of the Olympic grounds. The aerial picture of the Reichssportfeld was released by the RLM (Reichsluftfahrtministerium or Nazi Air Ministry) on 7 July 1936 according to information on the back.