wirephotos
/ˈwaɪərˌfoʊtoʊz/
noun
- Photographs transmitted electronically over wires or radio waves, especially in the past before digital methods.
- The newspaper received wirephotos of the disaster within hours.
- In the 1930s, wirephotos revolutionized how quickly news images could travel.
- The museum displayed vintage wirephotos from the early days of photojournalism.
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