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End of a young life. Olga Cassanova, 14, plunges to her death in an 11-story drop from a Manhattan
Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1957. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.
Full title: End of a young life. Olga Cassanova, 14, plunges to her death in an 11-story drop from a Manhattan hotel room last night after defying police desperately trying to snatch her from a window ledge. The girl, apparently angered by a scolding from the aunt with whom she lived, came to New York from the Virgin Islands in 1955.
The photograph is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the librarian of the Baltimore Sun Archives Paul M McCardell.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 57444
Creation/Production
GIARDELLI Joe
Tribune Newspaper
Acquisition
Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017
Measurements
h(cm) image size:24.3
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:15.3
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:25.4
w(cm) paper size:17.3
Techniques
Wirephoto
Material
Newsprint
Location
In store
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