Aftermath of Hurricane of 1938, Great Hammock Beach, Old Saybrook
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1938
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 5 1/4in. (7.6 x 13.3cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (8.9 x 14.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (8.9 x 14.6cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gail McDowell
DescriptionPhotographs document damage to frame cottages following the Hurricane of 1938. Cottages are lacking shingles, porches, or are off their pilings, in one case partially submerged in water. One cottage is lacking two walls and furniture, including a wicker armchair, is visible in the interior. Some cottages are surrounded by debris, probably from other cottages that were totally destroyed. Utility poles may show the location of a road. Salt marshes appear in some photographs.
Object number2013.24.15-.19
Inscribed2013.24.16-.17, on verso, in blue ink, "1938 Hurricane"2013.24.18, on verso, in blue ink, "1938 Hurricane / Great Hammock Beach"
2012.24.19, on verso in blue ink, "1938 Hurricane"
All photographs, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
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Artvue Post Card Co.
1900-1950
