Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7.5x10" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Frank E. (Pappy) Noel, an Associated Press photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner, is pictured hopping out of a truck at Panmunjom, Korea, on August 8, 1953. Surrounding him are US soldiers in uniform, under a sign that reads "Welcome Gate to Freedom." The photograph captures a moment of liberation following his captivity in a communist POW camp.Frank E. (Pappy) Noel was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer known for his impactful work during the Korean War. As a captive of the Communists for 32 months, including time in solitary confinement, his experiences and subsequent release were significant media events. The 1953 exchange of prisoners at Panmunjom marked a pivotal moment in post-war diplomacy between North and South Korea.Text present on photo:(NY3–Nov. 30) NOEL'S RETURN FROM COMMUNIST POW CAMP–Frank E. (Pappy) Noel, who died last night in Gainesville, Fla., at 61, is shown as he hops out of truck which brought him to freedom in exchange of prisoners at Panmunjom, Korea, Aug. 8, 1953. The Associated Press photographer, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1943, was a captive of the Communists for 32 months, including 14 days in solitary confinement. (AP Wirephoto) (See AP Wire Story)DEC 17 1966- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 36 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-02-03T08:41:29.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: photography,prisoners,war,freedom,AP,1953
Theme: history,militaria,people,conflicts & wars
Featured Person/Artist: Frank E Noel
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1953
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 7.5x10 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
