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U.S. Marines man a camouflaged machine gun position at the base of Mt. Siribachi, as they play defenders during Marine maneuvers, September 1956
Vintage wire photograph on paper
Creation Place:
Asia, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2020.1.111
Commentary
Defenders of Mt. Suribachi during Marine maneuvers: U.S. Marines, dressed in bright green uniforms and odd-shaped helmets, man a well-camouflaged machine gun position at the base of Mt. Siribachi. They are playing the part of defenders during Marine maneuvers, September 1956.
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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Camouflage,
Iwo Jima,
Japan,
Machine gun nests,
Marines,
Mount Suribachi,
Pacific Theater,
Training maneuvers,
United States Marine Corps,
United States Marine Corps,
World War II
- Camouflage
- Iwo Jima
- Japan
- Machine gun nests
- Marines
- Mount Suribachi
- Pacific Theater
- Training maneuvers
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Marine Corps
- World War II
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