Royal luncheon on the African Front somewhere in Africa. King George VI of England, center background, is informally eating from an American Army mess tin. He is shown with Lieutenant General Clark U.S.A. at left and Major General Patton U.S.A. at right. Seated with his back to the camera is British War Minister Sir James Grigg, who accompanied the King on his flying visit to the front, June 26, 1943.

Sheet: 6 11/16 x 8 1/2

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)

This object has the following keywords:

• Africa
• Eating
• European Theater
• George Patton
• George S. Patton
• Great Britain
• King George VI
• King George VI
• Mark Clark
• Mark W. Clark
• Sir James Grigg
• Sir James Grigg
• United States Army
• United States Army
• World War II

• Image Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 8 in. (15.88 x 20.32 cm)

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