Galveston, 1900: Kodak Fiends
Charles Johnson
Thu Aug 3, 2006 at 3:51 pm PDT • Views: 341
Following the devastating Galveston Hurricane of 1900, rescue workers had a somewhat different approach to photographers seeking to take pictures of dead bodies:
Looters found despoiling the dead were summarily executed by the militia - stood against the nearest wall or pile of debris and shot without the hindrance of a trial. The same brutal justice was delivered to amateur photographers. “Word received from Galveston today indicates that Kodak fiends are being shot down like thieves. Two, it is stated, were killed yesterday while taking pictures of nude female bodies.”
— Dallas News, September 14, 1900.
Frank says: