Freak of Wind Lands Boat on Railroad Track at Providence, Rhode Island

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 - September 21, 1938, will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept New England in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of dollars and the homeless counted to hundreds of thousands. The remendous fury of the wind left behind destruction, destitution and utter ruin.

Collection of Matthew D. Cosgro
Image > Postcard > Printed > Chrome
Object ID 9304000186, Recorded 2021-01-18

Publisher: Tichnor Brothers, Inc.
Photographer: Unknown. Photographer not identified/noted on item.

Date, Image Taken: Unknown Date
Postmark: Not postally used.

Location, was published at: Boston, Massachusetts
Location, depicts: Providence, Rhode Island

Subject, Railroad: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company