Annual Race: the Vietnamese war has heated up with the Communist offensive, but an annual bicycle race goes on. Bicyclists pedal through Long Binh, 20 miles north of Saigon during the Route 1 race

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Annual Race: the Vietnamese war has heated up with the Communist offensive, but an annual bicycle race goes on. Bicyclists pedal through Long Binh, 20 miles north of Saigon during the Route 1 race
Annual Race: the Vietnamese war has heated up with the Communist offensive, but an annual bicycle race goes on. Bicyclists pedal through Long Binh, 20 miles north of Saigon during the Route 1 race
Artist/Maker (German, 1933 – 2012)
Date1972
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.5 × 24.8 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.200
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, left center (printed, blue ink): "RRY 20065"
Verso, lower center (stamp, purple in): [upside-down] "MAY 8 1972 P" ["/ a" added to end in blue pencil]
Inscribed Verso, upper center (blue pencil): [upside-down] "Vietnam"
Verso, center (blue pencil): [upside-down and double underlined] "races"
Verso, center (blue pencil): [upside-down and circled] "Bicycles"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [sideways] "900 HF-VNM-141.1"
Faas and Arnett on the Move: this photo of Horst Faas (left) and Peter Arnett was made during their three month tour of the United States
Horst Faas
Date: April 14, 1971
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.124