1946 General Award. About the Decision to Withhold the Prize for Photos from 1945

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction. History and Development of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography XXV
5. Presentation Practices of Award-Winning Photos
6. Remarks about the Documentation Criteria 2
7. 1942 General Award. About the Demonstrators of a Major Detroit Motor Plant in 1941 3
8. 1943 General Award. About an Extremely Thirsty Indian Sailor Close to Dehydration in 1942 5
9. 1944 General Award (I). About a Totally Destroyed Island in the Pacific War Theatre in 1943 7
10. 1944 General Award (II). About a Soldier’s Return and the Welcome by His Family in 1943 9
11. 1945 General Award. About the Erection of a War Historical American Monument in 1945 11
12. 1946 General Award. About the Decision to Withhold the Prize for Photos from 1945 13
13. 1947 General Award. About the Flames Destroying a Complete Building and Killing People in 1946 15
14. 1948 General Award. About Boston Patrolmen and an Unexpected Shooting in 1947 17
15. 1949 General Award. About a Hero of Baseball and His Moving Retirement Ceremony in 1948 19
16. 1950 General Award. About Dangerous Flying Manoeuvres at Oakland Airport in 1949 21
17. 1951 General Award. About Fleeing People in the Early Stages of the Korean War in 1950 23
18. 1952 General Award. About an Unfair Attack On a Top Black Football Player in 1951 25
19. 1953 General Award. About the Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson in Michigan in 1952 27
20. 1954 General Award. About a Semi-Truck Accident and Some Kind of a Miracle in 1953 29
21. 1955 General Award. About a Couple after Their Infant’s Death at the Beach in 1954 31
22. 1956 General Award. About a Burning Airplane after Smashing to a Long Island Ground in 1955 33
23. 1957 General Award. About the Andrea Doria Ship Catastrophe in the North Atlantic in 1956 35
24. 1958 General Award. About a Two-Year Old Boy Talking to a Policeman During a Parade in 1957 37
25. 1959 General Award. About the Tragedy of a Young Child Killed at a Minneapolis Street in 1958 39
26. 1960 General Award. About the Result of a War Crimes Tribunal by Castro’s Troops in 1959 41
27. 1961 General Award. About an Assassination by Sword of a Japanese Politician in 1960 43
28. 1962 General Award. About Conversations of Eisenhower and Kennedy at Camp David in 1961 45
29. 1963 General Award. About the Final Absolution by a Navy Chaplain in Venezuela in 1962 47
30. 1964 General Award. About Jack Ruby’s Shooting of the Accused Kennedy Slayer in 1963 49
31. 1965 General Award. About the Harsh Realities of the Vietnam War to Civilians in 1964 51
32. 1966 General Award. About Vietnamese Women and Children Trapped in the Action in 1965 53
33. 1967 General Award. About Shooting Down of a Black Voter On a Mississippi Highway in 1966 55
34. 1968 a Spot Award. About a Successful Mouth-Upon-Mouth Reanimation Procedure in 1967 57
35. 1968 b Feature Award. About the Frustration of American Soldiers in Vietnam Battle Fields in 1967 59
36. 1969 a Spot Award. About the Killing of a Prisoner by Vietnam’s National Police Chief in 1968 61
37. 1969 b Feature Award. About the Atlanta Funeral Service for a Monumental Black Leader in 1968 63
38. 1970 a Spot Award. About Some Heavy Turmoils and Violent Actions at Cornell University in 1969 65
39. 1970 b Feature Award. About Living Circumstances and Poverty of Florida Migrant Workers in 1969 67
40. 1971 a Spot Award. About the Shootings and Tragedies at Kent State University in 1970 71
41. 1971 b Feature Award. About Conditions at Illinois State Schools for the Retarded in 1970 75
42. 1972 a Spot Award. About Shocking Tortures and Killings of People in Bangladesh in 1971 79
43. 1972 b Feature Award. About Several Discouraging Facts On the Vietnam War in 1971 83
44. 1973 a Spot Award. About Vietnamese Children Escaping from a Napalm Bomb Area Near Saigon in 1972 87
45. 1973 b Feature Award. About Witnessing the Birth of a Child in Middle America in 1972 89
46. 1974 a Spot Award. About the Killing of an Alleged Kidnaper in Hollywood in 1973 93
47. 1974 b Feature Award. About the Return of an U. S. Soldier from a North Vietnamese Prison Camp in 1973 97
48. 1975 a Spot Award. About Totally Exhausted Firemen after the Burn Out of a House in 1974 99
49. 1975 b Feature Award. About Several Aspects of the Washington Life-Style in 1974 101
50. 1976 a Spot Award. About the Tragedy and the Results of a Boston Hotel Fire in 1975 105
51. 1976 b Feature Award. About Strong Controversies On Busing in Louisville’s Schools in 1975 109
52. 1977 a Spot Award (I). About Heavy Disorder and Brutality in the Streets of Bangkok in 1976 113
53. 1977 a Spot Award (II). About Trouble On a Boston City Plaza after Student Demonstrations in 1976 117
54. 1977 b Feature Award. About the Chattanooga Armed Forces Day Parade at a Rainy Day in 1976 119
55. 1978 a Spot Award. About the Kidnapping of an Indianapolis Broker and the Role of TV in 1977 121
56. 1978 b Feature Award. About the White-Ruled Rhodesia and Opposing Guerilla Activities in 1977 123
57. 1979 a Spot Award. About a Family Tragedy in a Small Pennsylvania Town in 1978 127
58. 1979 b Feature Award. About the Destroying Power of a New England Blizzard in 1978 131
59. 1980 a Spot Award. About the Execution of People by the New Irani Leadership in 1979 135
60. 1980 b Feature Award. About the Lonely and Ascetic Life of the Texas Western Cowboy in 1979 137
61. 1981 a Spot Award. About the Punishment of People of the Former Liberian Government in 1980 141
62. 1981 b Feature Award. About the Living Conditions in the Michigan State Prison at Jackson in 1980 145
63. 1982 a Spot Award. About the Assassination Attempt On President Reagan in Washington in 1981 149
64. 1982 b Feature Award. About Army Members, Police Duties and Music Education in Illinois in 1981 153
65. 1983 a Spot Award. About Victims and Survivors of a Massacre in a Beirut Camp in 1982 157
66. 1983 b Feature Award. About Life and Death During the El Salvador Civil War in 1982 161
67. 1984 a Spot Award. About Some Effects of the War On the People of Lebanon in 1983 165
68. 1984 b Feature Award. About Memorial Day Grieving and the Effects of Starvation in Ethiopia in 1983 169
69. 1985 a Spot Award. About Some Highlights and Tragedies at the L. A. Olympics in 1984 173
70. 1985 b Feature Award (I). About Illegal Mexicans at the U. S. Border and Famine in Ethiopia in 1984 177
71. 1985 b Feature Award (II). About War Victims of the Fights in Angola and El Salvador in 1984 181
72. 1986 a Spot Award. About the Devastation after a Colombia Volcano Eruption in 1985 185
73. 1986 b Feature Award. About Homeless People at the Streets of Philadelphia in 1985 189
74. 1987 a Spot Award. About the Fall of Marcos′ Autocratic System in the Philippines in 1986 193
75. 1987 b Feature Award. About the Shattered Economic Dreams of Many American Farmers in 1986 197
76. 1988 a Spot Award. About a Baby’s Accident and the Successful Life-Saving Procedures in 1987 201
77. 1988 b Feature Award. About Describing and Analyzing the Gradual Decay of Drug Consumers in 1987 203
78. 1989 a Spot Award. About the Rescue Attempts at a Burning St. Louis Apartment Building in 1988 207
79. 1989 b Feature Award. About Some Facets of Student Life at a Detroit High School in 1988 209
80. 1990 a Spot. Award About the Results of the San Francisco Killer Earthquake in 1989 213
81. 1990 b Feature Award. About the Political Uprisings in China and Romania in 1989 217
82. 1991 a Spot Award. About the African National Congress Murdering a Supposed Enemy in 1990 221
83. 1991 b Feature Award. About Orphaned Children Living in Post-Communist Romania in 1990 225
84. 1992 a Spot Award. About an Attempted Communist Coup D’etat in Moscow in 1991 229
85. 1992 b Feature Award. About the Lifestyles of Twenty-One-Year-Olds Across the U.S. in 1991 233
86. 1993 a Spot Award. About Highlights of the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 237
87. 1993 b Feature Award. About Some Images of Bill Clintons Presidential Campaign in 1992 241
88. 1994 a Spot Award. About the Dangerous American Mission to Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu in 1993 245
89. 1994 b Feature Award. About a Collapsed Sudanese Girl On Her Way to a Feeding Center in 1993 247
90. 1995 a Spot Award. About the Political Crisis in the State of Haiti and Its Aftermath in 1994 249
91. 1995 b Feature Award. About the Flight of Rwandans to Overcrowded Zaire Camps in 1994 253
92. 1996 a Spot Award. About the Oklahoma City Blast and the Rescue of a Victim in 1995 257
93. 1996 b Feature Award. About a Kenyan Girl Suffering from a Shocking Circumcision Rite in 1995 261
94. 1997 a Spot Award. About the Heavy California Floodwater Catastrophe in 1996 265
95. 1997 b Feature Award. About the Russian President in Action at a Rock Concert in Rostov in 1996 267
96. 1998 a Spot Award. About Human Tragedies in Central African Countries in 1997 269
97. 1998 b Feature Award. About Young Children of Alcohol and Drug Abusing Adults in 1997 273
98. Winners of the Photography Award, 1999 – 2005 277
99. Index 279