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Shattered boats and wreckage, New London, Conn.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-284704

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Description

A small black and white photograph showing an areal view of the ruins of docks and vessels in New London, Connecticut, after the hurricane in September, 1938.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hurricanes
watercraft
docks
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Description

1 photograph : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.02.0550.030.002

Places

Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Descriptive Terms

Hurricane of 1938

Description Level

Item

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