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LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Frightened populace during the destruction of Herculaneum, a smaller town that suffered the same fate as its neighbor Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

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Date: 1800
Location: Herculaneum, Italy
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Vesuvius, Herculaneum, Italy, Archaeology, Volcanoes, 1800s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_1267928
Credits: MANSELL COLLECTION

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