Picture Machine: The Rise of American Newspictures

Hannigan, William; Johnston, Ken

ISBN 10: 0810946424 / ISBN 13: 9780810946422

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Picture Machine: The Rise of American Newspictures
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810946424
• ISBN 13: 9780810946422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

A retrospective of the American news wire picture services examines their rise and the historical and cultural significance of the images they created, drawing on the United Press International archives to demonstrate how such images captured and molded American identity during such events as the Hindenburg disaster, the Scopes trial, and Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

William Hannigan is vice president of the portraiture division of Corbis, which houses the Bettmann Archive, one of the most extensive collections of historical content in the world. He is also editor and author of New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive. Ken Johnston, now managing editor of historical collections for Corbis, began his career with historical images in 1985 as an employee of the Bettmann Archive. Both authors live in Brooklyn.