David Douglas Duncan discusses his career in photojournalism

BROADCAST: 1970 | DURATION: 00:56:43

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Synopsis

David Duncan Douglas traveled all over the world. Douglas' goal was to show the honesty of a person when taking his/her photograph. Taking pictures started out as a hobby for Douglas. He had captured some pictures of John Dillinger, but admitted that he didn't know who Dillinger was at the time.

Details

Broadcast Date
1970

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 56.30 min.) : 7 in.

Duration
56 minutes, 43 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Visual Arts

People

Artists

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David Douglas Duncan discusses his career in photojournalism

Synopsis

David Duncan Douglas traveled all over the world. Douglas' goal was to show the honesty of a person when taking his/her photograph. Taking pictures started out as a hobby for Douglas. He had captured some pictures of John Dillinger, but admitted that he didn't know who Dillinger was at the time.

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David Douglas Duncan discusses his career in photojournalism

Synopsis

David Duncan Douglas traveled all over the world. Douglas' goal was to show the honesty of a person when taking his/her photograph. Taking pictures started out as a hobby for Douglas. He had captured some pictures of John Dillinger, but admitted that he didn't know who Dillinger was at the time.

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