by Artist (6)
Unknown Photographer
Burning ships in Pearl Harbor after being bombed in the Japanese attack, December 7, 1941
Wire photograph on paper
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.51 x 21.59 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:
P2019.21.789
Bibliography
Variant Illustrated: Associated Press ID #135284340198.
Commentary
December 7th, 1941, when Japan launched its sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, was named the “day of infamy”. This photo shows ships ablaze in the harbor after being bombed in the attack. December 7th, 1956 is the 15th anniversary of the “day of infamy”.
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 x 8 7/8
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:
Air raids,
Attack on Pearl Harbor,
Cityscapes,
Fires,
Honolulu,
Imperial Japanese Navy,
Pearl Harbor,
Pearl Harbor Naval Station,
United States Navy,
United States Navy,
Warships,
World War II
- Air raids
- Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Cityscapes
- Fires
- Honolulu
- Imperial Japanese Navy
- Pearl Harbor
- Pearl Harbor Naval Station
- United States Navy
- United States Navy
- Warships
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.51 x 21.59 cm)
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