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Five story fall. Daniel Apila, 30, plummets toward street today after plunging from fifth-floor fire escape in New York
Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1960. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.
Full title: Five story fall. Daniel Apila, 30, plummets toward street today after plunging from fifth-floor fire escape in New York. He survived but suffered critical injuries. Apila ignored pleas from police, telling them, "I've done something shameful... I must die."
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 57448
Creation/Production
DOWNEY Jack
Tribune Newspaper
Date: 1960 –
Acquisition
Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017
Measurements
h(cm) image size:20.8
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:16.9
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:21.8
w(cm) paper size:20.6
Techniques
Wirephoto
Material
Newsprint
Location
In store
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