Berlin : Checkpoint Charlie, 1946-1989 : photographic portfolio, 1990

Summary

Abstract:

Depicts significant moments in the history of the Berlin Wall.

Extent:

2 oversized boxes (1.9 Linear Feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:

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

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- Pictorial works

Places:

Germany -- History -- 1945-1990 -- Pictorial works

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

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

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

hooverarchives@stanford.edu

Website