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Unknown Photographer
Sergeant Vernon Pickrell of Los Angeles takes a drink of recaptured cognac after clearing out a German gun emplacement at the Cherbourg Aerodrome, July 12, 1944
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print with applied pigment on paper
6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.19 x 20.96 cm)
Creation Place:
Europe
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.202
Commentary
Sergeant Vernon Pickrell of Los Angeles, California takes a drink of recaptured cognac after clearing out a German gun emplacement at the Cherbourg Aerodrome. Nazi equipment litters the area. Many pairs of silk stockings found in a German barracks were among the booty taken by the Yank troops, July 12, 1944.
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
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Cherbourg,
Cherbourg Aerodrome,
Drinking,
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Germany,
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Sgt. Vernon Pickrell,
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- Los Angeles
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.19 x 20.96 cm)
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