Blinken OSA Archivum
HU OSA 362-0-4 Photos and Negatives
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Hierarchy
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Folders / Items in this series
Identity Statement
Title
Photos and Negatives
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1980 - 1989
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Description Level
Series
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Extent and medium (estimated)

115 photo paper prints

Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
2 Archival boxes, 0.25 linear meters
1 Digital container, 0.0 linear meters
Context
Name of creator(s)
Philipp, Tibor
Context
Archival history

The photos and negatives, together with the rights. were donated and handed over by Tibor Philipp. The photo negatives were scanned by OSA in 2022, and described in 2024. Scans of personal family are not availalbe for research.

Content and structure
Scope and content (narrative)

During the decade preceding the Hungarian transition, Tibor Philipp was not only a participant of the events as an activist, but he also undertook the role of a photographer. Pictures of major mass gatherings taken or collected by him are widely known, and these became frequently quoted sources and references in discussions about the history of the regime change in Hungary. Most of the original images are included in this part of the collection. Some of the photos and negatives in the series document the activities of the Group Inconnu and the opposition movements. Several of these were taken at demonstrations and other events organized by the Group Inconnu, and many were taken at illegal commemorations held in private homes. The series includes photos taken at the demonstration against the Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Barrage System on September 12, 1988, the commemoration of October 6, 1987, as well as the preparations for the 1989 headstone installation, remembering the martyrs of the 1956 revolution. Several photos were taken at events which were not public but were also closely related to the activities of the opposition, such as Zoltán Zsille's visit to Hungary at the end of 1988. Also, there are several portraits of Tibor Philipp and György Krassó among the materials. Tibor Philipp, István Jávor and Halas István are the identifiable authors of the photos. The vast majority of images have already been published and can be accessed online. The second box of the series contains miscellaneous negatives.

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is allowed for non commercial purposes.
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Örs Lehel Tari, July 30, 2019. Paper prints are described by Matteo Coelho, Anna Innerhofer, Botond Magyar, Péter Paksi-Kliment, Vilmos Sándor in 2023 and 2024. Negatives were scanned by Lenke Szilágyi in 2022 and described by Anna Innerhoffer in 2024.
Description Control
Rules or Conventions
Fonds and series level descriptions are based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (Second Edition, 1999) by International Council on Archives.
HU OSA 362-0-4 Photos and Negatives
BookIconSeries Description
Context
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items
Identity Statement
Title
Photos and Negatives
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1980 - 1989
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (estimated)

115 photo paper prints

Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
2 Archival boxes, 0.25 linear meters
1 Digital container, 0.0 linear meters
Context
Name of creator(s)
Philipp, Tibor
Context
Archival history

The photos and negatives, together with the rights. were donated and handed over by Tibor Philipp. The photo negatives were scanned by OSA in 2022, and described in 2024. Scans of personal family are not availalbe for research.

Content and structure
Scope and content (narrative)

During the decade preceding the Hungarian transition, Tibor Philipp was not only a participant of the events as an activist, but he also undertook the role of a photographer. Pictures of major mass gatherings taken or collected by him are widely known, and these became frequently quoted sources and references in discussions about the history of the regime change in Hungary. Most of the original images are included in this part of the collection. Some of the photos and negatives in the series document the activities of the Group Inconnu and the opposition movements. Several of these were taken at demonstrations and other events organized by the Group Inconnu, and many were taken at illegal commemorations held in private homes. The series includes photos taken at the demonstration against the Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Barrage System on September 12, 1988, the commemoration of October 6, 1987, as well as the preparations for the 1989 headstone installation, remembering the martyrs of the 1956 revolution. Several photos were taken at events which were not public but were also closely related to the activities of the opposition, such as Zoltán Zsille's visit to Hungary at the end of 1988. Also, there are several portraits of Tibor Philipp and György Krassó among the materials. Tibor Philipp, István Jávor and Halas István are the identifiable authors of the photos. The vast majority of images have already been published and can be accessed online. The second box of the series contains miscellaneous negatives.

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is allowed for non commercial purposes.
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Örs Lehel Tari, July 30, 2019. Paper prints are described by Matteo Coelho, Anna Innerhofer, Botond Magyar, Péter Paksi-Kliment, Vilmos Sándor in 2023 and 2024. Negatives were scanned by Lenke Szilágyi in 2022 and described by Anna Innerhoffer in 2024.
Description Control
Rules or Conventions
Fonds and series level descriptions are based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (Second Edition, 1999) by International Council on Archives.