Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing the mountainside home of wealthy Brazilian businessman Ernesto G. Fontes overlooking the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the original AP caption, President Harry S. Truman dined at the home after narrowly escaping a potentially serious accident when his car skidded on a slippery mountain road while traveling to the luncheon engagement. Original AP caption is printed directly along the bottom of the photograph. Period tape remains at the corners, with small areas of emulsion loss and other expected newsroom/archive handling wear. Measures approximately 8⅝ x 6¼ inches. Came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
