Clark Air Base Prepares For Vietnam War POWS-The Philippines-US Air Force-USAF

Description

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For your consideration, we are pleased to offer you a vintage wirephoto.
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Caption reads:
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Getting ready for the red carpet treatment for the returning American POWS, Air Force personnel unfurl large red carpet runner on the tarmac at the base here Monday. The returnees will step from the Airforce (sic) plane that brings them from Vietnam on to the carpet to be greeted by a welcoming committee and then on to buses to be driven to the base hospital
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Features
Dated: February 12, 1973
Subject: Clark Air Base prepares to welcome POWS
Location: The Philippines
Measures: 7.25 x 10 in. (18 x 25 cm)
Condition
Working press photo used by a news agency
Trimmed edges
Photo's tones are light
Overall condition: Good
What is a wirephoto
A photo created using an early version of scanning/faxing
Used by news agencies circa mid-1930s to mid-1970s
Allowed almost immediate image-sharing over great distances
Converted a photo to electronic signals transmitted over phone lines
Signals converted to light values on receiving end
Light values exposed onto a negative
Photo printed from this negative, resulting in a "wirephoto"
Additional Notes
None
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LD: 210701