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Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger
198620th century
279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.)
Anonymous,
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Color photographic print
Edition:
Photograph taken 28 January 1986; printed from the original negative
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from the Associated Press
Bibliography:
See donor file for A.P. commentary.
Credit Line:
Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991
Accession Number:
1991.30.74.5
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
aircraft*,
death,
disasters*,
explosions*,
journalism*,
news photographs,
photojournalism,
technology,
transportation
- aircraft - Use for vehicles that navigate through the air, either supported for flight by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air on their surfaces; usually designed to accommodate one or more persons.
- death
- disasters - Sudden calamitous events producing great material damage, loss, or distress. W [July 1990 descriptor added.]
- explosions - Sudden occurrences of violent expansion or bursting, intentional or accidental, caused by rapidly-developed internal energy, as by chemical or nuclear reaction, or esape of gases or vapors. [September 1997 descriptor added.]
- 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.]
- news photographs
- photojournalism
- technology
- transportation
Location
Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.)
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Credit Caption
Anonymous, . Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986. Color photographic print. sheet : 279 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in.). DAC accession number 1991.30.74.5. Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991.