Description: An original press photograph that we acquired from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7.5x8.5" 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.A man, identified as Carlos Ortega, is seated at a desk editing documents with a typewriter in front of him. A handgun is placed on the surface nearby. This scene is captured in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 31, 1956, following threats he received over the phone regarding his newspaper's publications.Carlos Ortega was a journalist known for his bold investigative work with the newspaper El Imparcial in Tijuana. Following the assassination of his partner, Manuel Acosta Meza, Ortega continued to expose vice and corruption despite threats to his life. This photo captures the tense atmosphere of his newsroom, highlighting the dangers faced by journalists challenging powerful vice rings during this era.Text present on photo:Cut-out Newspaper Article:- Headline: Gun’s Ready- Body: Carlos Ortega edited his weekly El Imparcial at Tijuana, Mexico, with a gun handy after a telephone threat that he would be killed if this newspaper continued publication. Manuel Acosta Meza, Ortega’s partner, was shot to death Thursday. The newspaper has been crusading against vice and alleged protection payoffs by vice rings.- Date Stamp: JUL 31 1956 Typed Form:- TRIBUNE CUT ORDER- Subject: Edito- Size: 2 1/4 ...- Remarks: for ... edition on ...- Passed by: Dale- Date: ...Red Stamped Text:- NOTICE- This picture is the property of ... and may be used only for ...- reproduction in newspapers. It may not be syndicated or rented or loaned or used for advertising purposes without written permission.- The following credit must be printed under each reproduction of this picture:- ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOBlue Stamps:- 1955 JUL ...- ART 55- RICO- - - 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: 28 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-01-27T15:38:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
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: journalist, newsroom, publication, newspaper, threat, crime, Mex
Theme: community life, politics, law enforcement, social history
Featured Person/Artist: Carlos Ortega
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1956
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 7.5x8.5 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
