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Charles Harrity (aka Chick Harrity)



President Johnson is honored with a reception in Washington given by the blacks he appointed to office. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, right, praises the President for his work on Civil Rights., December 17, 1968
Vintage wire photograph on paper
7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.73 x 24.45 cm)

Creation Place: North America
Technique: Photography
Credit Line: Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number: P2021.13.1277

Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date.
On verso: date stamp.

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)

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Dimensions
  • Image Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.73 x 24.45 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
  • Sheet Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25.72 x 20.48 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin


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