Original Associated Press (AP) wire photograph depicting Patricia (Patty) Hearst alongside her attorney Albert Johnson during a press conference held immediately following her release on bail in November 1976.
The original AP caption explains that the photograph was taken in the Federal Building in San Francisco after Hearst had been ordered released on $1 million bail pending the appeal of her conviction arising from the notorious Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) case.
The Patty Hearst affair was one of the most widely reported criminal cases of the 1970s. Following her kidnapping in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army, Hearst later appeared alongside her captors during a bank robbery, leading to her arrest, trial and conviction. Her subsequent release on bail while her appeal progressed attracted enormous international media attention and represented a significant turning point in the case.
This original Associated Press wire photograph was distributed during the unfolding news story and bears a Shields Gazette archive stamp dated 20 November 1976, confirming its contemporary use within a working newspaper archive. Such provenance provides an authentic record of how one of the decade's most closely followed legal cases was reported by the international press.
Good condition. Minor edge wear and creasing. Small amount of loss to the image, as shown in the photographs.
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Agency: Associated Press (AP)
Photographer: Not named
Date: November 1976
Archive Stamp: 20 November 1976
Subjects: Patty Hearst and attorney Albert Johnson
Photo Size: 29.7 × 18.6 cm
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