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RECORD NUMBER   NYJA000670
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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.
CATEGORY   Accidents & Disasters
Human Interest & Lifestyle
Sports & Recreation
DATE PUBLISHED   1962-01-31
PHOTOGRAPHER   AP Wirephoto
DATE TAKEN   1962-01-30
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