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NAGAO,YASUSHI (1930-2009)
Death of Inejiro Asanuma. Silver print, 6
1
/
2
x8
1
/
2
inches (16.5x21.6 cm.), with a caption label affixed
to verso. 1960
[700/1,000]
From the Collection of John Binder.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph shows the death of Asanuma, a Japanese politician and leader
of the Socialist party. He was assassinated by an extremist nationalist while speaking in a televised
political debate. His violent death was seen in graphic detail on national television, causing widespread
public shock and outrage.
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(SCIENCE)
Thomas Edison & Charles Proteus Steinmetz. Silver print, 6
1
/
2
x8
3
/
8
inches (16.5x21.3 cm.). Circa 1920s
[300/450]
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, though small in stature, was a giant among scientific thinkers.A contemporary
of Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison, Steinmetz was nicknamed The Wizard of
Schenectady and revolutionized the filed of electrical engineering.
Edison was nearly deaf by the time he and Steinmetz finally met, but they were able to communicate
through messages that Steinmetz tapped out on Edison’s knee, much to the delight of both scientists.
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