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 - Collections Online | Museum Wales
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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

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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Item Number

NMW A 57383

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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

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