Tom Howard
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Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
news photographer
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person ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| cameraConcealmentMethod | strapped camera to his ankle ⓘ |
| capturedImageDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| capturedImageEvent | execution of Ruth Snyder ⓘ |
| capturedImageOf | Ruth Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
crime photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| genre | news photography ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| imageBecame | front-page photograph ⓘ |
| imageImpact |
sensationalized capital punishment in the press
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sparked debate over media ethics ⓘ |
| imagePublishedIn | New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageSubject | electric chair execution ⓘ |
| mediaOutletType | newspaper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking rules against photographing executions
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pioneering use of hidden camera in news photography ⓘ secretly photographing the execution of Ruth Snyder in 1928 ⓘ |
| notableWork | execution-chamber photograph of Ruth Snyder ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
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photojournalist ⓘ |
| usedConcealedCamera | true ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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