(Editors; This is another in the series of dramatic original pictures just available on the June 11 racing tragedy in LeMans, France.)

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Title:
(Editors; This is another in the series of dramatic original pictures just available on the June 11 racing tragedy in LeMans, France.)
Title (alt.):
Death at the Race Track - This is one of the many scenes of stark tragedy at the LeMans, France, race track last Saturday. How the body of this victim got into this position no one knew because of the confusion. This and other pictures in the series were made just a few minutes after the accident by Jimmy Prickett, a U. S. soldier, from Electra, Texas.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Auto Racing: Wrecks
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. June 1955]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Automobile racing
Accidents
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 209 x 222 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8k71rh979
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000916_0008
Barcode:
39999088103229