1938
Geo.: Small: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common: Park St. Mall: Postcards
GUSN-194985
The Great New England Hurricane on September 21, 1938 destroyed many trees on Boston Common. Branches and trunks lie strewn across the ground. The dome of the Massachusetts State House is seen above the devastation.
beehive domes
capitols
parks (recreation areas)
hurricanes
trees
news photographs
natural disasters
disasters
events
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
DigitalID 000189
AccessID 296
Other identifier HNEDID-000189
1 photograph
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.03.01.TMP.050
22? September 1938
Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
International News Service (photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
hurricane damage
New England Hurricane, 1938
Item
Geo.: Small: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common: Park St. Mall: Postcards
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