$50,000 Stradivarius recovered, 1952

4 images. $50,000 Stradivarius recovered, 17 January 1952. Sascha Jacobsen (with damaged Stradivarius violin torn from his grasp when he nearly drowned in flood. It was recovered half a mile away on the beach by an acquaintance by accident).; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1952-01-17. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: $50,000 Stradivarius recovered. #11: Sascha Jacobsen, well known violinist, pictured with smashed and water logged violin case. #12-31-42: Sascha Jocobsen with damaged $50,000 Stradivarius violin, torn from his grasp when he nearly drowned in Tuesday night's flood, and miraculously recovered nearly a mile away on the beach by an acquaintance quite by accident".