Last Modified By: Glenn Ricci / Dec 2, 2009, 9:59pm
The Downhold Project is devoted to the independent collection and publication of historical information about international news agency United Press International, its divisions and predecessor companies by the people who once worked for them.
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United Press International photo - Johnny B. Jenkins
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Read photographer Stan Stearn's account of the taking of this iconic 20th Century UPI news photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr. shot during the funeral procession for "John-John's" father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
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George Polk Award winning photograph of Elizabeth Eckford walking toward Little Rock Central High School, surrounded by jeering students and presumed parents. Eckford was one of nine African-American students whose admission to the school was ordered by a federal court. 1957.
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