Portret van Ernest Williams

anonymous, 1937

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2018-1-27
  • Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 200 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portret van Ernest Williams

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2018-1-27

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘REF. DEPT./ 2-5 37/ N.E.A.’
    • inscription: ‘W379376
      SOUGHT AID FOR WRECKED BOMBER
      Ernest Williams, of Front Royal, Va., is the man who ran three miles to the army remount depot, near Front Royal, to obtain aid for the men in the army bomber which crashed there, JAN 28th, in a fog so dense that visibility was restricted to a 20 foot radius. Two men, including the pilot, were killed, and three others were burned in varying degrees.
      CREDIT LINE (ACME) 1/29/37 BU’
    • number: ‘1740612’

Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: anonymous, United States of America
    • photographer: ACME Newspictures Inc. (mentioned on object), United States of America
    • supplier: Newspaper Enterprise Association (mentioned on object), United States of America

  • Dating

    1937

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 240 mm x width 200 mm

Explanatory note

  • Ernest Williams rende drie mijl om hulp te halen voor de bemanning van een neergestort militair vliegtuig.

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