by Period (2)
Unknown Photographer
Chairman John A. Hannah (left) and Vice Chairman Robert Storey of the Civil Rights Commission talk during a press conference in Montgomery on the eve of hearing on alleged denial of black voting rights, December 1958
Vintage wire photograph on paper
6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (16.83 x 22.54 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number:
P2021.13.326
Bibliography
Associated Press ID# 214235829022
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: manuscript title, date stamp and newspaper caption with date stamp affixed.
Materials
Wire photographs were originally transmitted over phonelines, then later, by satellite. They were first used in the early 1920s. Associated Press became a leader with this. After pigment touch-ups, etc., the print is put into a drum (like a drum scanner). The image gets converted into audio tones that are transmitted. The tones are received and beamed onto photo-sensitive paper. Wire photographs are copies without originals---they are hybrid, transmitted objects. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Civil Rights Commission,
Civil Rights Movements,
Injustice,
John Hannah,
Male Portraits,
Montgomery,
Press Conferences,
Racial Discrimination,
Robert Storey,
Voting Rights,
Voting Rights
- Civil Rights Commission
- Civil Rights Movements
- Injustice
- John Hannah
- Male Portraits
- Montgomery
- Press Conferences
- Racial Discrimination
- Robert Storey
- Voting Rights
- Voting Rights
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (16.83 x 22.54 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
- Sheet Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.48 x 25.24 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
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