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Thomas James Howard Jr. (September 11, 1894 – 8 October 1961) was an American photographer who worked at the Washington bureau of P. & A. Photographs during the 1920s.
Jan 12, 2023 · Crouched down in the back was a photographer named Tom Howard. And inside his camera —snuck into Sing Sing in defiance of the prison’s ban on photographs in the execution chamber—was the one...
In January 1928 Tom Howard made tabloid history when he photographed, using a miniature camera strapped to his ankle, the electrocution of the convicted murderer Ruth Snyder at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York.
Apr 11, 2015 · It’s the first photo showing an execution by electric chair, and was captured by photographer Tom Howard at the execution of Ruth Snyder back on January 12, 1928.
Oct 9, 2016 · Today, October 8, 1961, is the day Tom Howard died. He was an American photographer for P. & A. Photographs during the 1920s. He took what has become one of the most famous photographs of an execution, that of murderer Ruth Snyder, at Sing Sing Prison on 12 January 1928. The trial and its gruesome revelations…
Apr 10, 2014 · The New York Daily News knew that the prison was familiar with many journalists from their staff, so they hired someone from out of town, Tom Howard, a then-unknown local photographer from the...
Nov 18, 2020 · Howard strapped a secret camera to his ankle to capture an image of the scene, the situation was extremely carefully planned as all witnesses to the electrocution had to be searched by security upon entering, but Howard was granted access successfully with the camera attached to his ankle.
