William M. Gallagher

The following year he moved to the Flint Journal and within a few months became a staff photographer, a position he would hold until his death.

[2] Gallagher's colleagues described him as "a boisterous, flamboyant character" who had good relationships with local police and government officials.

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson was seated on a platform with Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams.

Gallagher, kneeling at the base of the platform, took a photo of Stevenson seated with his legs crossed, which revealed a hole in the bottom of his right shoe.

[4] The New York Times wrote that Gallagher's photo was "one of the outstanding pictures of the campaign",[5] perhaps because it contrasted with Stevenson's serious, patrician image.