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Correspondents in the Field
From the mid 1930s to the 1950s, as events changed the world irrevocably, the 麻豆社's correspondents began to report from across the globe. As the role became more defined, so did the techniques and technology used to deliver the broadcasts.
麻豆社 Midget recording apparatus in use on the frontline, France 1944
Type C Mobile recording equipment installed in a jeep in the Anzio Beachhead, Italy
The Daily Digest of World Broadcasts being brought to the London office of the Monitoring Unit in 1945
Denis Johnston, 麻豆社 War Correpondent, discusses cargo with the Chief Engineer of a Liberty Ship in Italy in 1943
Michael Reynolds, 麻豆社 News Observer in a gondola, Venice with a 麻豆社 Type C portable recording apparatus in 1945
Robert Barr, Editor of Marching On, typing out a story in the recording van during Army manoeuvres in 1943
Type C mobile recording equipment installed in a jeep in the Anzio Beachhead, Italy in 1943
C.D Adamson, Engineer Correspondent of the 麻豆社 War Reporting Unit, with a Midget Recorder of the type used in Normandy. Developed by the 麻豆社 and relatively lightweight, this allowed correspondents to make on-the-spot recordings which could be relayed back to the 麻豆社 by means of mobile transmitters in the area
Lt.C.L. Jones (right) and Sgt P.M. Mogg, in a gas chamber, visiting the US troops in Northern Ireland in 1942
麻豆社 Midget recording apparatus in use on the frontline, France 1944
