1941 British Heavy Cruiser HMS Berwick Damaged by Admiral Hipper Press Wirephoto

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201604-28-1862-NKY
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Item Description
Grading Standard:
News Agency 1st Generation AKA Original Press Wirephoto
Size:
8x11 inches (paper size) with some minor variation
Blacklight Test:
No.
Other Notes:
Press photograph.
Do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges.
Special Notice:
On 25 December 1940, Berwick engaged the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper off the Canaries when she formed part of the escort to convoy WS-5A, a troop convoy to the Middle East. Despite being thoroughly ready for combat Berwick got the worst of the encounter. She scored no hits on Admiral Hipper, and sustained a fair amount of damage in return, being hit by several 8-inch (which for the most part passed right through the ship) and 4.1-inch shells. The action did however, drive off Admiral Hipper, and saved the convoy from any losses. Four of her complement ended up dying in the action, and she had to return to Britain for repairs, which lasted until June 1941. (Wikipedia)
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News Agency Photos:
Wire Photos or News Agency Photos were extensively used in print media during the first half of the 1900's. Issued by news agencies (such as Acme, NEA, International News, Associated Press, UPI, Fotogram, Keystone,) only to the press, these Gorgeous pieces capture a historical moment, frozen in time, as they were issued on the day the event happened. Unfortunately they were issued in extremely limited quantities solely for print media industry usage (it is estimated that there were approximately 25 - 50 of EACH particular photograph made). Over the years, many were destroyed or lost, and in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 specimens known to exist today of a particular photograph making these Original! , First Generation Vintage Photographic relics Outstanding Investments.
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This type of photo was an early form of electronic transmission. Some scratchiness in the image is normal. Please inspect the image carefully as the quality can vary greatly. They can range from atrocious to superb and everywhere in between. Also, this type of photo is not a original photo using the traditional definition since it was not developed but was normally printed on film stock. We consider these 1st Generation Original Photos.
1st Generation
AKA
Original:
This is a photo manufactured near the time when the image was taken. News Agency and Official photos fall into this category automatically.
Vintage:
Photo that is at least 30 years old.
Size:
Size given is almost always the paper size of item and not image size. Image size is normally smaller.Metric conversion is 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters for our international customers.
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