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Associated Press Trapped Fireman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.067 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 9 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Trapped Fireman" dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of a fireman in front of a pile of rubble. Wire transfer information states that a fireman was stuck under the pile for two hours after a house collapsed.

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