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1972 Press Photo Mother mourns and father wraps son in shroud after earthquake

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A mother mourns over the body of her son in Kazerun, Iran, Tuesday, as the child's father prepares to wrap him in a shroud. The boy was killed in an earthquake which hit southern Iran, Monday, killing an estimated 4,000 persons. As the earthquake struck, a volcano erupted reportedly started erupting near Kazerun, which is located 560 miles south of Tehran.

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
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