Original Associated Press wire photo showing the charred tail section of the United Airlines DC-4 that crashed shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Field in New York on May 29, 1947. The tragic accident claimed the lives of all 39 people aboard. The photograph is mounted on black archival paper with the original AP caption attached separately below the image. Overall size is approximately 8 × 7¾ inches. This photograph came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Please see photos.
