Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing a dramatic helicopter rescue during a brush fire near Los Angeles. According to the original caption, volunteer firefighter Timothy J. Kelley became exhausted from the heat while caught in the path of advancing flames. Rescuers carried him to a cleared area where an Arlington-Flint Helicopter Co. aircraft picked him up. The separate original caption and photograph are both mounted on the same piece of black archival paper. Overall size measures approximately 8½ x 7½ inches. Shows tape, age, handling wear and typical newsroom/archive use as pictured. This came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Strong wildfire, emergency rescue and early helicopter subject matter.
