by Artist (3)
Unknown Photographer
Captain Ralph D. Steakley, looking from the window of “Tokyo Rose”, was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for piloting the first B-29 to ever visit Japan, January 17, 1945
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
5 3/8 x 7 15/16 in. (13.65 x 20.16 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.377
Commentary
Captain Ralph D. Steakley of Jefferson, Ohio (shown above looking from window of “Tokyo Rose”) was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for piloting the first B-29 to ever visit Japan. He also received a Bronze Star for saving two planes and a fuel truck from fire during an enemy raid on Saipan on November 27th.
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 9/16 x 8 7/16
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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Bronze Star,
Capt. Ralph D. Steakley,
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Japan,
Jefferson,
Pilots,
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Tokyo Rose,
U.S. Army Air Force,
World War II
- Bronze Star
- Capt. Ralph D. Steakley
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Japan
- Jefferson
- Pilots
- Ralph D. Steakley
- Soldiers
- Tokyo Rose
- U.S. Army Air Force
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 7 15/16 in. (13.65 x 20.16 cm)
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