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Carlos Gardel killed... tango legend...
Carlos Gardel killed... tango legend...
Item # 724614
June 25, 1935
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 25, 1935
* Carlos Gardel airplane crash death
* Argentine singer, songwriter & actor
* Tango legend
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "17 Killed as Two Planes Crash in South America" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
background: This edition of The Springfield Union serves as a somber time capsule, capturing the immediate global shock following the June 24, 1935, runway collision in Medellín that claimed the life of the "King of Tango," Carlos Gardel. While the report is tucked into a two-column spread near the bottom of the front page—typical for international news in a regional Massachusetts paper of that era—the "17 Killed" headline masks the immense cultural weight of the tragedy, which saw the loss of not only Gardel but also his lyricist Alfredo Le Pera and several musicians. The 18-page complete issue provides a fascinating juxtaposition of 1930s Americana against this seismic event in Latin American history; the light toning and minor margin wear are characteristic of the high-acid wood pulp paper used during the Great Depression, yet the completeness of the specimen makes it a desirable artifact for both aviation historians and musicologists.
Category: The 20th Century
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