Wreckage of C-54 Skymaster plane crash, Portland, 1959
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1959 January 15
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.
Caption: HFP011501-1/15/59-PORTLAND, CONN.: Searchers probe through a mass of wreckage for two crewmen who perished when this C54 Skymaster crashed in a heavily wooded area of Portland, 1/15. The pilot escaped in serious condition. The plane was on its way from Arizona to Bradley Field, Conn. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Caption: HFP011501-1/15/59-PORTLAND, CONN.: Searchers probe through a mass of wreckage for two crewmen who perished when this C54 Skymaster crashed in a heavily wooded area of Portland, 1/15. The pilot escaped in serious condition. The plane was on its way from Arizona to Bradley Field, Conn. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.382.1
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