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A twisted mass of huge oaks and maples : the Great New England Hurricane of 1938

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1938

Location Note

Small: Subjects: Weather: Hurricanes: Postcards

GUSN

GUSN-196494

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Description

A twisted mass of toppled trees shows the devastation wrecked by the Great New England Hurricane of September 21, 1938.

Details

Descriptive Terms

events
hurricanes
automobiles
disasters
destruction
trees
postcards

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001469
AccessID 2293
Other identifier HNEDID-001469

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.02.TMP.007

Date Notes

21 September 1938

Places

New England (United States) [general region]

Record Details

Originator

International News Service (Photographic studio)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

New England Hurricane, 1938

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Small: Subjects: Weather: Hurricanes: Postcards

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