Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of advertising agency Young & Rubicam and was widely used for distribution of publicity materials in early television.
Margaret Bourke-White
PhotographerKnown for:
industrial photography and WWII photojournalism for Life
Education:
Clarence H. White School of Photography; Columbia University; Cornell University (AB, 1927)
Margaret Bourke-White was among the first staff photographers for Fortune and later Life magazine, where her photograph appeared on the inaugural cover in 1936. She was the first Western photographer permitted to document Soviet industrial development, and the first female war correspondent accredited by the U.S. Army during World War II. She survived a helicopter crash in Korea, a torpedo sinking in the Atlantic, and the early stages of Parkinson's disease before her death in 1971.
Margaret Bourke-White's Gear List(1)
Graflex
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BhphotovideoBook
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Bourke-White used Speed Graphic press cameras for her industrial and war photography. Her camera equipment is documented in "Portrait of Myself" (1963), her autobiography.
Product description
The Speed Graphic was the dominant press camera in America from the 1930s through the 1960s, used by newspaper photographers for its large 4×5 inch negatives, focal-plane shutter, and compatibility with flash synchronization. Its side-mounted rangefinder and rugged construction suited deadline-driven work in all conditions.
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Last updated March 20, 2026