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UT, Nick (aka UT, Huynh Cong, b. 1951). “Napalm Girl," Pres...

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UT, Nick (aka UT, Huynh Cong, b. 1951). ?Napalm Girl," Press Photograph of One of the Most Famous Images from the Vietnam War. [Trang Bang South Vietnam, June 8, 1972]. Black and white press photograph (a later wire service image from May 7, 1973,) used for an article stating that this harrowing image won the Pulitzer Prize in News Photography. Photo is accompanied with typed caption on left margin: ?Associated Press photographer Nuynh Cong ?Nick" Ut won the Pulitzer Prize Monday for this photograph, which shows terrified children fleeing a misplaced aerial napalm strike near Trang Bang, South Vietnam on June 8, 1972. The girl at center, who suffered burns, had ripped off her flaming clothes. Behind the youngsters are South Vietnamese troops. Ut, 22, a Vietnamese, won the prize for spot news photography, it was announced in New York?" The girl in the photo was 9 years old at the time; thankfully the girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, survived her injuries. After taking this photo, Ut put the injured children into his van and drove them to a nearby hospital. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1973. 8 x 11".