Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Wreckage of airplane crash] |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Photographer |
Flamm, Herbert A. |
Date |
December 1960 |
Collection |
Herbert A. Flamm Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original B&W film negative. View of the wreckage of an airplane in a snow-covered field. Several men stand or walk nearby, including policemen and firemen. Houses are visible in the background. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "NY Telephone Co / Re Air Crash / 2 each 8x10." (Keywords: New York City, Twentieth Century) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Herbert A. Flamm |
Ownership and History |
Although the original negative sleeve is not dated, this appears to show the aftermath of the collision of two planes on December 16, 1960. One plane crashed on Staten Island and the other crashed in Brooklyn. |
Earliest Date |
1960 |
Latest Date |
1960 |
Subjects |
Aircraft accidents |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
79.022.6920 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2019. |
Legal Status |
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