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RECORD NUMBER
NYJA000670
830 of 894
SERIES TITLE
B. Subject
BOX NUMBER
B091
FOLDER TITLE
Circuses -- Accidents -- The Wallendas, 1962
ITEM TITLE
Tragedy Strikes the Flying Wallendas
ITEM CAPTION
Members of the Flying Wallendas acrobatic troupe lie injured and dying as their human pyramid collapses on the high wires of the State Fair Grounds Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan.
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DATE PUBLISHED
1962-01-31
PHOTOGRAPHER
AP Wirephoto
DATE TAKEN
1962-01-30
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