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A tank barrier built from a double row of street car tracks stretches along the East Berlin side of the border Nov. 20, 1961 after an all- night effort by construction gangs under guard of armed red troops. The workers also reinforced the concrete wall dividing east and west sectors of the city. (AP Photo/Kreusch) PA-9300263