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1963 Press Photo Crowd St Peter Square Pope John body

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Caption: St. Peter?s Square was jammed as Pope John?s body was carried out so the public might pay a final tribute. The crowd was full of emotion and tormented by summer heat. The camera seized this closeup scene. A man tries to calm a woman who became emotional during summer heat and pressure from crowds in St. Peter?s Square today, shortly before Pope John?s body was carried out so the public might pay a final tribute.

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