Pulitzer Prize Photographer. He received world-wide recognition as an American photo-journalist for his May 16, 1958 photograph "Wheels of Death," which shows lying in a busy Minneapolis street, a nine-year-old boy's lifeless body covered with a sheet. A policemen is looking down at the child, while a physician walks away as he is not needed. The child's toy, a crushed red wagon, is in the foreground. The boy's playmates are standing in the background. The child was hit and killed at the scene by a garbage truck. For this photograph, he was the recipient of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. The judges stated out of the 200 photographs in the competition, his had "all the elements of the tragedy, caught by a cameraman in the expressive photo." Casper said he had seen the boys playing in the street earlier and warned them to "get out of the street." Born William Casper Seaman, he received on-the-job training in a photography shop, working part-time during his high school years. He was a photo-journalist for the newspaper Minneapolis Star from 1945 until 1982, when the newspaper closed. Besides the Pulitzer Prize, he was the recipient of the National Headline Award "Best Sport Picture" in 1956. He was well-known for his action sports photos. He had received first place at the Island Daily Press Association annual photography competition. After retirement, he enjoyed oil painting. A Pulitzer Prize for photography was recognized as a category in 1939 with the first being presented in 1942. Later in 1968, the category was subdivide into two sections, spot news and one for feature news.
Pulitzer Prize Photographer. He received world-wide recognition as an American photo-journalist for his May 16, 1958 photograph "Wheels of Death," which shows lying in a busy Minneapolis street, a nine-year-old boy's lifeless body covered with a sheet. A policemen is looking down at the child, while a physician walks away as he is not needed. The child's toy, a crushed red wagon, is in the foreground. The boy's playmates are standing in the background. The child was hit and killed at the scene by a garbage truck. For this photograph, he was the recipient of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. The judges stated out of the 200 photographs in the competition, his had "all the elements of the tragedy, caught by a cameraman in the expressive photo." Casper said he had seen the boys playing in the street earlier and warned them to "get out of the street." Born William Casper Seaman, he received on-the-job training in a photography shop, working part-time during his high school years. He was a photo-journalist for the newspaper Minneapolis Star from 1945 until 1982, when the newspaper closed. Besides the Pulitzer Prize, he was the recipient of the National Headline Award "Best Sport Picture" in 1956. He was well-known for his action sports photos. He had received first place at the Island Daily Press Association annual photography competition. After retirement, he enjoyed oil painting. A Pulitzer Prize for photography was recognized as a category in 1939 with the first being presented in 1942. Later in 1968, the category was subdivide into two sections, spot news and one for feature news.
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