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Description
The Harbor View district, southeast of New Bedford, was devastated.Storm-shocked husband and wife survey the remains of their home and community.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.
Photographer
Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas
Display Date
1938 September 22
Location
Massachusetts, Harbor View,
Collection
Weather Service
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Monsters
Hurricanes
Damage