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United States Navy Photographer
While General Joseph Stillwell looks on, Rear Admiral Tadao Kato signs papers surrendering Amami Island, marking capitulation of the Ryukyu chain, Okinawa, September 8, 1945
Vintage wire photograph on paper
7 9/16 x 8 3/8 in. (19.21 x 21.27 cm)
Creation Place:
Asia, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.534
Commentary
Ryukyus Surrender: While Tenth Army Commander General Joseph Stillwell (extreme right, standing in front of table) looks on, Rear Admiral Tadao Kato (seated) signs papers of surrender of Amami Island, marking capitulation of the Ryukyu chain on Okinawa, September 7. American troops stand at attention in background, September 8, 1945.
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 3/4
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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Amami Island,
Japan,
Joseph Stillwell,
Joseph Stillwell,
Okinawa,
Pacific Theater,
Soldiers,
Surrender of Japan,
Surrender of Ryukyu Islands,
Surrenders,
Tadao Kato,
Tadao Kato,
U.S. Tenth Army,
World War II
- Amami Island
- Japan
- Joseph Stillwell
- Joseph Stillwell
- Okinawa
- Pacific Theater
- Soldiers
- Surrender of Japan
- Surrender of Ryukyu Islands
- Surrenders
- Tadao Kato
- Tadao Kato
- U.S. Tenth Army
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 7 9/16 x 8 3/8 in. (19.21 x 21.27 cm)
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