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
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
surface form: United States
employer New York Daily News NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork crime photography
photojournalism
genre news photography
hasGender male
imageBecame front-page photograph
imageImpact sensationalized capital punishment in the press
sparked debate over media ethics
imagePublishedIn New York Daily News NERFINISHED
imageSubject electric chair execution
mediaOutletType newspaper
notableFor breaking rules against photographing executions
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
photojournalist
usedConcealedCamera true
workLocation New York City

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Ruth Snyder imageCapturedBy Tom Howard