Edward Ritter Drawing in the Company of Officers
Object NamePhotograph
Pictured
Edward A. Ritter
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateNovember 10, 1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper, paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Mike Fink. P2019.57
Object numberP2019.57
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and White; Horizontal press photograph of pilot and artist Edward Ritter seated at center, surrounded by four officers who look on as Ritter draws a cartoon on a large sheet of paper. The cartoon is of an anthropomorphic airplane. Ritter wears a dark baseball cap and has a pen tucked behind his ear. The man in the upper left corner wears a garrison cap, and a man in the upper right corner wears a dark baseball cap similar to Ritter's. All of the men have light skin and dark hair.The reverse of the photograph features various inscriptions:
Yellowed label taped to the reverse: "742766...........New York Bureau // Cartoonist depicts trials of a pilot // somewhere in the pacific -- While an // appreciative group of Navy officers gathers // around, Lt. E. A. Ritter, Brooklyn, N.Y. // draws cartoons depicting the life of a // fighter pilot. They are aboard a carrier // in the Pacific. Left to Right: Lt. C. M. // Mallory, Charleston, W. VA.; Lt. H. P. // Pickens, Minot, S.D.; Lt. R. C. Beatley, // South Gate, Los Angeles, Calif.; CPHM // Don L. Fray, Milwaukee, Wisc. // REG // Credit (ACME) 11/10/44 (MD)"
Blue stamp: "REF. DEPT. // 11.24 '44 // N.E.A."
Red stamp: "ACME Newspictures (?) // 181 Eight Ave, New York City // Please Credit "ACME Photo" // This picture is sold to you for your // publication only and must not be loan // indicated or used for advertising purposes // without written permission from”
There is a barcode from historicimages.com adhered to the reverse.
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