Anguish--Rescue workers and citizens of Kakhk, a village 450 miles east of Tehran, Iran, express their grief yesterday amid the ruins of earthquake-leveled dwellings. Kakhk is believed to be near the center of the earthquake, which struck Saturday. At least 6,000 of the village population of 7,000 are dead. Officials estimate the total death toll at 11,000.

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Title:
Anguish--Rescue workers and citizens of Kakhk, a village 450 miles east of Tehran, Iran, express their grief yesterday amid the ruins of earthquake-leveled dwellings. Kakhk is believed to be near the center of the earthquake, which struck Saturday. At least 6,000 of the village population of 7,000 are dead. Officials estimate the total death toll at 11,000.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earthquakes 1968
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. September 1968]
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 205 x 281 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/x346hf32x
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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 from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001161_0017
Barcode:
39999088103708