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Dad Gets the Shot: 1942
Submitted by Nicholas West on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 7:25am.
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It's around 1942 in New York and here we have my Dad, Merwin Dembling, at right with his trusty 4x5 Speed Graphic camera, as a reporter with the now long-defunct New York newspaper "PM". He's obviously getting the goods on the story.
I asked him once what this shot was all about; he said it was something concerning the effect the war effort was having on the nylon stocking industry. This photo was made by his fellow reporter and photographer Dale Rooks (it says so on the back!) View full size.
It's a tough job
Submitted by loribl on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:06pm.
but someone had to do it! I am glad your dad was up to it!
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