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A young lieutenant at the U.S. Marine basic school hurls a Molotov cocktail at an obsolete Renault tank during practice, April 1942
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
6 7/16 x 8 1/8 in. (16.35 x 20.64 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:
P2019.21.379
Commentary
A young lieutenant at the U.S. Marine basic school at this reservation, where Leathernecks train through cooperation with the War Department, hurls a ‘cocktail’ at an obsolete Renault tank during practice. When used first in this war, the anti-tank explosive was named “Molotov cocktail”, April 1942.
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/16 x 8 7/8
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.
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Basic training,
Molotov cocktails,
Officers,
Tanks,
Training camps,
United States Marine Corps,
United States Marine Corps,
War Department (U.S.),
World War II
- Basic training
- Molotov cocktails
- Officers
- Tanks
- Training camps
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Marine Corps
- War Department (U.S.)
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 7/16 x 8 1/8 in. (16.35 x 20.64 cm)
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