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Associated Press Burn, Burn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.008 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 5 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Burn, Burn," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Pictured from a rooftop, image shows smoke rising from a building. Wire transfer information describes how firefighters in Chicago used "snorkel units" to extinguish a fire.

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