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Unknown Photographer
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson clasps President Johnson's hand after he signed the Civil Rights Bill into law in Washington, July 2, 1964
Vintage wire photograph on paper
9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (23.81 x 17.15 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:
P2021.13.1282
Bibliography
With typewritten title and date on recto; with Associated Press stamp and date stamp on verso
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: Associated Press stamp and 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)
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Bill signing ceremonies,
Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Civil Rights Movements,
Injustice,
Lady Bird Johnson,
Lyndon Johnson,
Racial Discrimination,
Spouses,
Washington DC
- Bill signing ceremonies
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Civil Rights Movements
- Injustice
- Lady Bird Johnson
- Lyndon Johnson
- Racial Discrimination
- Spouses
- Washington DC
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (23.81 x 17.15 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
- Sheet Dimensions: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.64 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
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