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Virginia M. Schau

For snapping a thrilling rescue at Redding, Calif., the picture being published in The Akron (OH) Beacon Journal and other newspapers and nationally distributed by the AP. (Schau was identified as "Mrs. Walter M. Schau" in the 1954 announcement.)

The Jury

Edward J. Gerrity

S.L. Latimer, Jr.

Winners in Photography

William M. Gallagher

For a photo of ex-Governor Adlai E. Stevenson with a hole in his shoe taken during the 1952 Presidential campaign.

John Robinson and Don Ultang

For their sequence of 6 pictures of the Drake-Oklahoma A & M football game of October 20, 1951, in which player Johnny Bright's jaw was broken.

Max Desfor

For his photographic coverage of the Korean War, an outstanding example of which is, "Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea."

1954 Prize Winners

Don Murray

For a series of editorials on the "New Look" in National Defense which won wide attention for their analysis of changes in American military policy.