Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc sets himself ablaze in protest against alleged religious persecution by the South Vietnamese government, Saigon

Various inscription in ink on verso sheet: 37 (circled), p. 30, 33 (circled), 93%

Inscribed in ink on verso mount: World Wide Photo ... (illegible) / "An aged Buddhist Monk, the Rev. / Quang Duc burns himself to death / to protest Pres. Diem's persecution of Buddhists." / Saigon, June 11, 1963 / pud (variations) 'American Photography: a / Century of Images', cd. v. Goldberg / PD. $2000

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WIDE WORLD PHOTOS / MONK BURNS SELF TO DEATH / An aged Buddhist Monk, The Rev. Quang Duc, burns / to death before spectators at a a (sic) main / interstection (sic) in Saigon. Viet Nam, June 11 to / protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by / President Ngo Dinh Diem's government. As other / monks lay in front of wheels of nearby fire truck / to prevent their moving, the Monk set fire to / his gasoline soaked robes and sat while flames / engulfed him. / 6/11/63

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