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The number 40 picked out in images of eyes across the face of the Hotel Neptun to celebrate the hotel's 40th anniversary - opened 1971 June 7.
Happy socialist workers seen in 1972 relaxing on the beach with the Neptun in the background.
These strandkörben (literally "beach baskets") are a common sight along the north German coast. The sun may be hot but there may still be a vicious wind. Image ripped off from here.