Wire Service Photographs Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 223 photographs and multiple clippings of political figures, congressional hearings, individuals from Washington D.C., the Capitol Building, as well as hearings and protests related to the Lend-Lease Act of 1941.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1946; Undated
Conditions Governing Use
The Library does not have copyright to reproduce or grant publication rights for these images.
Biographical / Historical
The wire service was established in the late 19th century with the invention of the telegraph. Organizations such as the Associated Press and Reuters created a standardized news story and sold it to multiple news organizations in the U.S. and Europe. As technology advanced, photographs soon followed in later decades.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet (Total Boxes: 1)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Wire Service Photographs Collection
- Subtitle
- An inventory of the Wire Service Photographs Collection at DC Public Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Guide prepared by Hallie Oines
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository