Photographs from Life Magazine used by the Communist Authorities After the Revolution

Call Number
300-40-16:2/83

General information

Call No.:
300-40-16:2/83
Part of series
HU OSA 300-40-16 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute: Hungarian Unit: Hungary 1956 Revolution Photographs
Located at
Archival photo box #2 / No. 83
Digital ver. identifier
Hungary 1956 foto 2 of 3
Legacy ID
HU OSA 300-40-16_148.jpg
Date of production
1956
Date
1956
Level
Item
Primary Type
Still image

Content

Form/Genre
Photograph
Contents Summary
Life magazine photographs cut out from a Communist newspaper. Names of the State Security Authority officers in police uniform standing by the wall are Sándor Vörös, Sándor Könczöl, István Kálmán, István Holicza, József Csalai, Zoltán Kucsera, József K. Farkas, Lajos Berta Somogyi, László Elek. Six of them testified after the revolution, Kálmán, Kucsera and Elek died. The photo on the back side shows Somogyi and Farkas celebrating their award an promotion for fighting the counter-revolution.
ORIGINAL CAPTION:
These pictures, taken by a Life corresppondent, show unarmed defenders of people's democracy in Hungary being dealt with summarily by counter-revolution. Two of the men- Farkas and Somogyi- who escaped death by chance, appear in the third picture (see over), after receiving award for fighting against counter-revolution

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage
Hungary
Collection Specific Tags
1956 Hungary, revolution