Laatste foto’s van Hamburg. Morgen weer naar huis. #beatlesInHamburg
Today I’m digging in the history of Astrid Kirchherr, a photographer who shot the first professional photos of the Beatles and who is credited for inventing the Beatles haircut.
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Original photo by Astrid Kirchherr

On December 1st 1960 Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested for arson, after setting fire to a condom when collecting their stuff from Bambi kino. They were held at the police station on the Reeperbahn and deported the next day, bringing an end to the first Hamburg period.
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The second club the Beatles played in Hamburg was the Kaiser Keller. They played here 58 nights, together with Rory and the Hurricanes with Ringo star on drums
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The first club the Beatles played in in Hamburg was the Indra. They played here 48 nights.
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When the Beatles first stayed in Hamburg from from August 17 until October 3rd they lived here in two small rooms behind ‘Bambi Juno’

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George, John, Pete and Paul #beatlesPlatz #beatlesInHamburg #beatles