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Bob Jakobsen (born c.1916) was a Los Angeles Times press photographer who was active from the 1930s to the 1960s.
== Significance ==
Jakobsen's most famous photograph won the 1942 [[Associated Press]] annual photo contest for California and Nevada and fourth place in news in the national Associated Press contest in 1943. It was selected by [[Edward Steichen] for the 1955 Museum of Modern Art world touring exhibition [[The Family of Man]], which was seen by 9 million visitors. When in 1940, the United States expanded its military. Several units were deployed to expanded Pacific bases, including the 251st Coast Artillery (1,200 National Guardsmen) ordered into service on Sept. 16, 1940, which was transferred to Hawaii.
Five photos of the 251st men boarding the luxury liner Washington by ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' staff photographer Jakobsen appeared in the Nov. 17, 1940, Sunday rotogravure section, the lead being his picture of Pvt. John Winbury farewelling his tearful little boy.
It was 'Picture of the Week' in the Nov. 25, 1940, issue of [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]],<ref>LIFE, 25 Nov 1940, Vol. 9, No. 22, ISSN 0024-3019. Time Inc</ref> captioned;
<blockquote> "The dock in Los Angeles harbor was crowded with 743 other men, all dressed like Robert's father, who were saying goodbye to other boys and girls like Robert and other women like Robert's mother. Robert's father called him "Butch" and told him to chin up, but Robert was not to be consoled."<endblockquote>
The anti-aircraft unit destroyed at least two attacking Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
During [[World War 2]] Jakobsen produced publicity material for the Navy.<ref>Off soundings. (1945). Avalon, Calif: United States Maritime Service.</ref>
== Included in collections: ==
''The Family of Man'' Museum, Clervaux Castle, Luxembourg
==References==
== Significance ==
Jakobsen's most famous photograph won the 1942 [[Associated Press]] annual photo contest for California and Nevada and fourth place in news in the national Associated Press contest in 1943. It was selected by [[Edward Steichen] for the 1955 Museum of Modern Art world touring exhibition [[The Family of Man]], which was seen by 9 million visitors. When in 1940, the United States expanded its military. Several units were deployed to expanded Pacific bases, including the 251st Coast Artillery (1,200 National Guardsmen) ordered into service on Sept. 16, 1940, which was transferred to Hawaii.
Five photos of the 251st men boarding the luxury liner Washington by ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' staff photographer Jakobsen appeared in the Nov. 17, 1940, Sunday rotogravure section, the lead being his picture of Pvt. John Winbury farewelling his tearful little boy.
It was 'Picture of the Week' in the Nov. 25, 1940, issue of [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]],<ref>LIFE, 25 Nov 1940, Vol. 9, No. 22, ISSN 0024-3019. Time Inc</ref> captioned;
<blockquote> "The dock in Los Angeles harbor was crowded with 743 other men, all dressed like Robert's father, who were saying goodbye to other boys and girls like Robert and other women like Robert's mother. Robert's father called him "Butch" and told him to chin up, but Robert was not to be consoled."<endblockquote>
The anti-aircraft unit destroyed at least two attacking Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
During [[World War 2]] Jakobsen produced publicity material for the Navy.<ref>Off soundings. (1945). Avalon, Calif: United States Maritime Service.</ref>
== Included in collections: ==
''The Family of Man'' Museum, Clervaux Castle, Luxembourg
==References==
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