Title from caption on object: “Accused of Feeding Atomic Secrets to Russia”

July 17, 1950

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows three men walking while linking arms. The man in the center has short, combed-back hair, glasses, a mustache, and is wearing a double-breasted suit with a tie. The men on either side of him are also wearing suits and ties. One man is wearing a light-colored hat and patterned tie, while the other man is wearing a light hat with a weave pattern. The background is dark and indistinct.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 21.1 × 17.2 cm (8 5/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.411

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Historic Images, Memphis); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

edit marks upper left and upper right in graphite; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: make 1 col / head picture 2 / man in Center [underlined] / Julius Rosenberg [circled and underlined in red pencil]; center left circled, underlined, and partially erased: 6263; center stamped in black ink: JUL 18 1950; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: AP Wirephoto / ACCUSED OF FEEDING / ATOMIC SECRETS TO RUS- / SIA. Julius Rosenberg, 32, New / York manufacturer and former / member of the army signal / corps, photographed as he en- / ters United States Federal / Building in Manhattan for ques- / tioning and later arraignment.

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