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Description
Damage to a building in Bristol.The New England Hurricane of 1938. This storm traveled 600 miles in 12 hours,surprising southern New England and causing widespread destruction.In: The New England Hurricane, Federal Writers' Project of WPA, 1938. (Image credit: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas)
Photographer
Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas
Display Date
1938 September 22
Location
Rhode Island, Bristol
Collection
Weather Service
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Monsters
Hurricanes
Damage