This Picture Has Survived: The coincidence of circumstances for which Shumway had waited so long was presented to Barnard on Dec. 3, 1967. Intensive resuscitation was failing to save a 24-year-old accident victim. Her blood types were acceptable and her father agreed to a transplant saying, "If there's no hope for her then try to save This picture has survived man's life."
The first five human cases rapidly became history. Barnard's first survived 18 days and died of toxic reactions to immunosuppressive drugs. Kantrowitz' baby received a heart but survived only a few hours.
The advantages to the buyer are obvious. Does it seem like a bad arrangement for the photographer? At first glance it might seem so, but when This picture has survived same picture is sold over and over, perhaps fifty times in the course of years, the photographer eventually realizes a handsome total return for his effort in shooting the picture for stock sales.
That's why the stock picture photographer doesn't get rich quick, but enjoys a long-term income advantage for his work. Many a picture has earned, over a period of years, more than $1,000 in fees.
The picture was important because it constituted legal evidence. My would-be client didn't want to take a chance on entrusting This picture has survived picture to just any photographer, because he was afraid the picture might be muffed.
I turned down the job for two reasons: first because I don't want my Camera to embarrass any woman and second because I didn't want to be dragged into court as a witness in the divorce case.
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