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The Le Mans 24-Hour Race; Le Mans, June 11-12, 1955. This is a beautifully composed photograph of Karl Kling with the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR braking for Tertre Rouge corner early in this tragic race with one of his teammates(probably the unfortunate Pierre Levegh) in the distance. The revolutionary Mercedes airbrake can be noted. (Photo by Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images)

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The Le Mans 24-Hour Race; Le Mans, June 11-12, 1955. This is a beautifully composed photograph of Karl Kling with the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR braking for Tertre Rouge corner early in this tragic race with one of his teammates(probably the unfortunate Pierre Levegh) in the distance. The revolutionary Mercedes airbrake can be noted. (Photo by Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images)
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88760403
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
June 01, 1955
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Hulton Archive
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