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Hurricane Picture, R.I., 1938

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-270649

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Description

A man holding a hard hat, in front of a fallen spruce tree.

Details

Descriptive Terms

natural disasters
hurricanes
black-and-white photographs
photographs
common spruce
hard hats
photographs
black-and-white photographs

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USRI.0010.0020.001

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white photographs

Accruals Note

Notes on the verso: "Hurricane Pictures, Sept. 23, 1938 Big Spruce by East [Side?] porch and Arthur."

Description Level

Item

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