Picture This! by Gary Hanes
Picture This! The Inside Story and Classic Photos of UPI Newspictures
by Gary Haynes, reviewed by Kate Tesdell, Hoyt Library
Bulfinch Press, 256 pp., 2006, 40.00
Phones that act as cameras are routine these days, but many will be amazed to learn that the first reliable means of sending photos by telephone dates back to the AT&T Wirephoto service inaugurated in 1935. The ability to send usable photos by telephone made modern news photography practical.
Haynes describes cutthroat rivalry between the Associated Press news service, and the smaller but aggressive United Press International organization, and explains how the huge library of UPI photos eventually ended up in a Pennsylvania cave, owned by Bill Gates’ company, Corbis.
The text of this book is interesting but ultimately it is the collection of remarkable photos that captivates the reader. They are vivid reminders of our history from the fiery destruction of the airship Hindenburg in 1937, through the turbulent era of the Civil Rights movement and beyond. These images bring back memories and emotions in a way that words alone cannot.
by Gary Haynes, reviewed by Kate Tesdell, Hoyt Library
Bulfinch Press, 256 pp., 2006, 40.00
Phones that act as cameras are routine these days, but many will be amazed to learn that the first reliable means of sending photos by telephone dates back to the AT&T Wirephoto service inaugurated in 1935. The ability to send usable photos by telephone made modern news photography practical.
Haynes describes cutthroat rivalry between the Associated Press news service, and the smaller but aggressive United Press International organization, and explains how the huge library of UPI photos eventually ended up in a Pennsylvania cave, owned by Bill Gates’ company, Corbis.
The text of this book is interesting but ultimately it is the collection of remarkable photos that captivates the reader. They are vivid reminders of our history from the fiery destruction of the airship Hindenburg in 1937, through the turbulent era of the Civil Rights movement and beyond. These images bring back memories and emotions in a way that words alone cannot.
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