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[Black Buick with dead passenger pulled out of the Harlem River, New York]

Date February 23, 1942
Location New York United States
Dimensions Image: 10 9/16 x 13 1/4 in. (26.8 x 33.7 cm)
Paper: 11 3/16 x 14 in. (28.4 x 35.6 cm)
Mat: 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver

“Auto Dives into Harlem River at Sightless Corner. . . . At 9 last night, the car, a shiny black Buick, with Rhode Island license plates, was hoisted out of the river by a tug. Body of a Negro (feet are visible) was found in the car. Police Sgt. William Wilson eyewitnessed accident.” PM, February 24, 1942, p. 3

Copyright

© International Center of Photography
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Credit line

Purchase, with funds provided by the Lois and Bruce Zenkel Purchase Fund, 1982

Feedback Accession No. 113.1982