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Berlin : Checkpoint Charlie, 1946-1989 : photographic portfolio
2015C11  
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  • Title: Berlin : Checkpoint Charlie, 1946-1989 : photographic portfolio
    Date (inclusive): 1990
    Collection Number: 2015C11
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 2 oversized boxes (1.9 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Depicts significant moments in the history of the Berlin Wall.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Berlin : Checkpoint Charlie, 1946-1989 : photographic portfolio, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. Covering the years 1946 to 1989, the album was printed in 1990 from contemporary and earlier negatives, showing the wall, important moments in the wall's history, noted visits to the wall by Willy Brant, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and others, and other images of the Cold War icon and its context.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- Pictorial works
    Germany -- History -- 1945-1990 -- Pictorial works