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The first group of wounded to arrive home since V-E Day. These men are part of the 2,400 veterans from the battle of Germany who arrived at Camp Shanks, NY., May 1945
Vintage wire photograph on paper
7 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20 x 15.56 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:
P2019.21.343
Commentary
The first contingent of wounded gladiators arrive home after V-E Day. These men are part of the 2,400 veterans from the battle of Germany who arrived at Camp Shanks, NY today. Some of the men already checked in are resting, while others march down the road to the checking station. There were many stretcher cases in addition to the walking wounded, May 1945.
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 9/16
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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Camp Shanks,
Home,
Homecomings,
Nazi surrender,
New York,
Repatriation,
Soldiers,
United States,
Veterans,
Victory,
Victory in Europe,
World War II
- Camp Shanks
- Home
- Homecomings
- Nazi surrender
- New York
- Repatriation
- Soldiers
- United States
- Veterans
- Victory
- Victory in Europe
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20 x 15.56 cm)
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