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Attack on the outskirts of Berbera, seat of the British colonial government in Somaliland. The Italians attacked from Italian Somaliland, north of Berbera., September 1940
Vintage wire photograph (radio photograph) on paper
7 1/16 x 9 5/16 in. (17.94 x 23.65 cm)
Creation Place:
Africa
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.59
Commentary
According to the Italian censor, this picture shows an attack on the outskirts of Berbera, seat of the British colonial government in Somaliland. The censor says that the curtain of artillery fire drove back British colonial troops protecting the evacuation of the city. The Italians attacked from Italian Somaliland, north of Berbera, September 1940.
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 9 13/16
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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Attacks,
Berbera,
British colonial troops,
Colonial government,
Deserts,
European Theater,
Italy,
Land bombardments,
North Africa Campaign,
Soldiers,
World War II
- Attacks
- Berbera
- British colonial troops
- Colonial government
- Deserts
- European Theater
- Italy
- Land bombardments
- North Africa Campaign
- Soldiers
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 9 5/16 in. (17.94 x 23.65 cm)
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