Wire photo question

[drcy]

Some people incorrectly use wire photo as catch-all term for news photos. They don't realize it's a specific type of photo-- one where the image is sent through the telephone wire.

[Snapolit1]

Are wire photos typically clearly designated as such if there are stickers and labels on the back?

[drcy]

Not always. Sometimes they are stamped wirephoto or telephoto on back. And they often have the caption in the image, as opposed to affixed to it. The caption was sent as part of the image through wire The caption often include the word wirephoto or telephoto.

[drcy]

wirephotos guide aricle

[Snapolit1]

Great article. Very clear. Many thanks.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Great article. Very clear. Many thanks.

Agreed. Very informative and that helped clear up some things in my own collection .

[SAllen2556]

Just as a sidelight, this is a cool video of how wire photos were actually created back in the 30's. And easy to understand...which is good for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LetlcmqZFyA


This article explains a bit what came next in the 60's, specifically, this is from a Detroit News in house newsletter from 1966. And that happens to be my grandfather in the upper left corner.