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Winston Churchill responds with “V for Victory” sign at National Airport, Washington, DC
195420th century
279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.)
Anonymous,
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Photograph taken 25 June 1954; printed from the original negative
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from the Associated Press
Bibliography:
Image published in The Associated Press, The Instant It Happened (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1976); see donor file for A.P. commentary.
Credit Line:
Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991
Accession Number:
1991.30.74.4
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
journalism*,
male portraits,
news photographs,
photojournalism,
politicians,
politics,
portraits*,
war*,
World War II,
world wars*
- journalism - Use for the communications field concerned with the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary through the mass media, both print and electronic. [May 1996 related terms added; scope note added. February 1991 alternate term added.]
- male portraits
- news photographs
- photojournalism
- politicians
- politics
- portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
- war - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm011468
- World War II
- world wars - Wars that involve most of the leading political and military powers of the world or most of the earth's territory. [July 1993 descriptor added.]
Location
Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.)
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Credit Caption
Anonymous, . Winston Churchill responds with “V for Victory” sign at National Airport, Washington, DC, 1954. Gelatin silver print. sheet : 279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.). DAC accession number 1991.30.74.4. Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991.