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An unidentified fire victim tries in vain to help a friend get to clean air outside a shattered 6th floor window of a high-rise office building on Peachtree Street 6/30, Atlanta

TULIS David
Tribune Newspaper

Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1989. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.

Full title: An unidentified fire victim tries in vain to help a friend get to clean air outside a shattered 6th floor window of a high-rise office building on Peachtree Street 6/30. The man at the top was rescued but paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive the man on the bottom while at least 3 dozen more were injured and 4 killed so far.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 57383

Creation/Production

TULIS David
Tribune Newspaper
Date: 1989 –

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:19.2
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:21.2
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:22.7
w(cm) paper size:26.2

Techniques

Wirephoto

Material

Newsprint

Location

In store

Categories

Papur papur newydd | Newsprint Deunydd archif | Archival material Ffotograff | Photograph Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper Celf Gain | Fine Art Argyfwng tân | Fire emergency
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