File:Rescue on Pit River Bridge.jpg

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English: "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", photograph of two truckers being rescued after driving their truck over the railing of the Pit River Bridge. Winner of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.
Русский: «Спасение на мосту через реку Пит», фотография операции спасения двух дальнобойщиков, после того как их грузовик снёс перила моста через реку Пит. Работа была удостоена Пулитцеровской премии за выдающуюся фотографию 1954 года.
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Source Sacramento Bee, May 4, 1953, via Newspapers.com. Republished by Penn Live, "13 iconic Pulitzer-Prize winning photos", April 12, 2019.
Author Virginia Schau

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