Rudolf & Anna Heidke, Brigitte & Karl Rieger, Germany

Before it all went bad.

My guess would be that the cabinet was built in....beautiful....who would have guessed at that time how it would change

Amazing picture !

Beautiful tree and gorgeous furniture!

Furniture style is called Jacobean,,, beautifully built for massive sized homes!

Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January, 1933

that was back in the day when the homes all had high ceilings as well - that tree is freaking massive

Often homes in Europe don't have built-in closets or cabinetry - most is free-standing and belongs to individual home-owners or renters and is removed upon vacating the home. Just a thought.

Anzioj Nonymity Martha Larson guys, I think I found 1932 Rowan

Look at that table ! That looks like it is from China.

I thought the same thing, Desiree RahmanDesiree....this is just before hell opened its maw and swallowed up whatever decency was left of their society, which wasn't much.

The very last decent year to live in Germany, until after 1945!

It all looks quite cold and austere, just before Hitler.

The furniture is what stands out?!

The Christmas tree is massive. 🎄❤️🎄❤️

Looking at the stern faces of the parent - and especially the grandmother - maybe they did know what was coming. And who knows what side they would be on? The one that claimed they never knew a thing and were completely innocent - or the other side that actually embraced the new order but conveniently forgot after the war? And the kids - were they there when Berlin was thoroughly bombed out? Lived through the rubble, the lack of food, the lack of shelter? And the shame! No big cupboards to hold their belongings and of course the chances were they didn´t have any belongings left. Compared to what other people, millions and millions, had to suffer through those years, maybe this family fared better - at least their odds were better. But I still see catastrophe looming in that picture.

This was during the german Great Depression millions of people were unemployed. Children were dying of malnutrition and hunger related illnesses. These people must have been pretty well off somehow

Morgan Hudson :-)