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Interview with Dirck Halstead

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Contributor

Halstead, Dirck, 1936-2022 ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

Dirck Halstead (1936-2022) was a photojournalist, editor, and publisher of The Digital Journalist. Halstead started photojournalism in high school and at the age of 17, he worked with Life magazine to cover the Guatemalan Civil War. He worked at United Press International (UPI) for 15 years after attending Haverford College. He has dedicated his life to photography and has created some great pieces of work.

Date

2010-11-14

Rights

In copyright

Date Modified

2018-03-29

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

118:45

Date of Interview

2010-11-14

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Dirck Halstead, 1936-2022

Biographical Text

Dirck Halstead (1936-2022) was a photojournalist, editor, and publisher of The Digital Journalist. Halstead started photojournalism in high school and at the age of 17, he worked with Life Magazine to cover the Guatemalan Civil War. He worked at United Press International (UPI) for 15 years after attending Haverford College. He has dedicated his life to photography and has created some great pieces of work.

Duration

118:45

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

2 Microcassettes

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Photojournalists; Editors; Publishers; Halstead, Dirck, 1936--Interviews

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Keywords

Photojournalism; Vietnam; United Press International (UPI); Military draft; Tet Offensive; End of the Vietnam War; Dangers of Photographing War; Racism; Sexism; Drug Culture; Beatles; Rolling Stones; Apocalypse Now (film); Platoon (film); Richard Nixon; China; United States Military; Draft; Harry Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Accessibility

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Files

Dirck Halstead (1).jpg

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About this Collection

Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“Interview with Dirck Halstead,” Digital Collections, accessed December 4, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/955.