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" The Crash Scene at Clear Lake, Iowa"

Photos taken at the crash scene at Clear Lake, Iowa where the pilot, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper died. The bodies of Buddy and Ritchie are in the foreground, the body of the Big Bopper is behind the fence (Top Left). The date of 3rd February 1959 is now remembered as "The Day the Music Died".