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Eddie Balchowsky talks with Studs Terkel

BROADCAST: 1970 | DURATION: 00:27:35

Synopsis

Eddie Balchowsky tells stories about being an Observation Scout during the Spanish Civil War and marching with a British battalion. He plays and sings several songs of the time.(unknown titles)

Details

Broadcast Date
1970

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 in.

Duration
27 minutes, 35 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Poetry Multidisciplinary Arts Visual Arts

People

Artists

Tags

Balchowski, Eddie--Interviews Spain--History--Participation, Foreign--Civil War, 1936-1939 Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Poet Artists--Interviews

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