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William S. Paley – Vintage Wall Art

William S. Paley, [ca. 1944] — historic photograph
William S. Paley, [ca. 1944]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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William S. Paley comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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William S. Paley

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William S. Paley is the subject here, a portrait print made by the Bachrach studio, a Baltimore firm that was among the best-known American portrait photographers of the early and mid-twentieth century. Paley built CBS into a major broadcasting network, turning it from a small radio chain into a national force that shaped American radio and, later, television. The record dates the print to about 1944, a wartime period when radio was the country's central news and entertainment medium. The caption information is unverified, so the date should be read as approximate.

Created / published[ca. 1944]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by Bachrach. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,203 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156203

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