Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo of 19-year-old Buster Bailey of Dallas, Texas, who lost his right arm and leg in an airplane crash on Palmyra Island. Medical instructions relayed 6,900 miles by an amateur radio operator helped save his life. The caption is printed directly on the photo, which is mounted on black archival paper. Please note the corner tape, discoloration, surface wear, and paper/emulsion loss along the lower edge. Measures approximately 4½ x 8⅝ inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
