Volksempfal radio receiver
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Depth: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
Archival History
The radio receiver was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The radio receiver is a German-made Volksempfänger VE 301. It is rectangular with a large round speaker placed prominently in the center. There are two circular control knobs near the left and right bottom corners. An arched glass window shows the numbers of various tuning frequencies.
Subjects
- Radio in politics--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda.
- Radio in propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Propaganda, German.
- Radio broadcasting, German.
- Popular culture--Germany--History--20th century.
Genre
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Object
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.