Only Survivor of Family of Eleven -- Carrying his own son, a neighbor leads a little girl away from the ruins of her home in Bingol, eastern Turkey, Sunday. She was the only survivor of the 11 persons in her family, after an earthquake struck the town Saturday. The death toll in the town has estimated as nearing the 1,000 mark Sunday, as rescue workers continued to pull the living and dead from ruins of homes.

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Title:
Only Survivor of Family of Eleven -- Carrying his own son, a neighbor leads a little girl away from the ruins of her home in Bingol, eastern Turkey, Sunday. She was the only survivor of the 11 persons in her family, after an earthquake struck the town Saturday. The death toll in the town has estimated as nearing the 1,000 mark Sunday, as rescue workers continued to pull the living and dead from ruins of homes.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earthquakes Misc.
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. May 1971]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Earthquakes
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 281 x 209 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qj72sh77h
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger based on similar item(s) in collection.
Identifier:
22_10_001164_0061
Barcode:
39999088103708