Object number:
2000.1.1252
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Kenneth Green
Date made:
May 19, 1974
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
The Tribune clipping ,dated May 19, 1974, attached to the back of the photo reads "ACORN CAMERAMAN RECORDS DISCUSSION IN STATION'S STUDIO Closed-circuit system begins community telecasts today." The television camera is at center, and the cameraman, a young Afro American, is behind it, wearing earphones and microphone clipped to his head. Three individuals on the far side of the camera, presumably the people being recorded and presumably Afro Americans, are out of focus in the photo.
Concepts:
camera; studio; television; African American
Places:
Golden Gate neighborhood
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