General information

Call No.:

300-1-8:1/72

Part of series

HU OSA 300-1-8 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute: General Records: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Public Affairs Photographic Files

Located at

Archival photo box #1 / No. 72

Digital ver. identifier

HU OSA 300-1-8_001-072

Legacy ID

rfe_workflow_072

Date

1970

Level

Item

Primary Type

Still image

Language

English

Notes

The black and white prints of RFE/RL were donated to OSA by the Hoover Institute, California in year 2015. The images are duplicates of those held at Hoover. The originals, and most probably the negatives are with the donor as well. OSA only received the paper prints with captions, and digitized the entire collection in year 2018.

Content

Form/Genre

Photograph

Contents Summary

Close-up of a Helleschreiber machine. The tape from the roll winds through the various parts of the machine and the printed text appears on it.
ORIGINAL CAPTION:
#869, #868, #867 - Rosenberg Series - 1/56. Helleschreiber machine. This instrument intercepts communications between various European press agencies, especially those behind the Iron Curtain. In this way, RFE receives news transmitted between the captive countries before their own editors do.

Context

Associated Names

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Copyright holder)

Associated Places

Munich

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Munich

Germany

Collection Specific Tags

Cold War, Helleschreiber machine, printout, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty