Tuesday, February 11, 2014

First Post, First Quiz, Second Semester

                                                                                                          

Myla Benjamin
2-11-14
Period 1
Photo 1

A1:  The first photo sent "across the wire" was on January 1,1935.
A2:  The first photo sent was a black and white picture of a plane crash.
A3:  The first photo was sent to 25 cities.
A4:  The Hindenburg was a blimp explosion.
A5:  Glenn Miller's orchestra performed in the " In The Mood" during this era.
A6:  The magazine that use picture magic was Life Magazine. 
A7:  The Farm Security Agency documented poverty in the 1930's.
A8:  The first African-American who worked for the agency was Gordon Parks.
A9:  His most inspired photo was Ella Watson holding a mop and a broom.
A10: The famous landscape photographer is Ansel Adams.
A11: Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7,1941.
A12: A pin up girl was a woman in bathing suits and heels, that impressed men for show.
A13: It took 13 years for the first photo to be sent "across the wire" during D-day.
A14: The famous photos of normandy beach during D-day was Rosenthal.
A15: Rosenthal's picture was Iowa Gina in front of the American flag.