This historic black-and-white photograph shows the construction of the Berlin Wall in September 1961, with West Berlin residents holding up their babies so that relatives on the eastern side could see them. The image depicts the painful separation of families caused by the sudden construction of the border. West Berliners used aids such as chairs to look over the early barriers into East Berlin. The photo is a well-known example of Cold War documentary photography, highlighting human emotion amidst political events.