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Picture from across backstretch shown fire truck has arrived.
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General scene of accident.
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Crowd forms around Vukovich wreck while officers circle scene to create barrier.
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View looking north of the burning car and crowd.
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A different photo but a lcoser view of the burning car.
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Rescue workers had a gurney to take Vukovich but it was not used. Rescue workers carried him across the track on a stretcher.
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Rescue workers prepare to raise car. Two well dressed men with white sheet approach car.
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A rare color photo of the car showing Vukovich's hand from under the car.
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A closeup of the same photo showing the hand.
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The famous AP Wirephoto which went out over the wires and appeared on the front pages of most daily newspapers.
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A closeup of the car from the same photo.
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The rope has been attached to the car and is ready to be pulled up.
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Car is pulled up by tow truck.
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Rescue workers remove Vukovich from the car.
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A shot from across the track showing the same operation. Old Timer Club members say tarps were to block view, not protect from heat.
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As one man holds his hat over his heart, Vukovich is carried across the track on a stretcher.
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A shot of the car shortly after Vukovich was removed..
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Damage to Steudebaker and Ford F-100 Pickup is well documented in this picture.
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A cloer view of damage to the Ford Pickup.
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Damage to Speedway Safety Patrol Jeep. Note steering column bent down. Sgt. Richard Wolf of the Indiana national Guard had to be pried out and suffered broken collar bone. |
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Model of Jeep that Vukovich hit shown here in US Army colors and markings was 1953 M381 built primarily for military type use.
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A closeup of the drivers area of the MS381 Jeep shows the steering column which in the accident was bent down on the lap of Sgt. Richard Wolf.
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