Hurricane of 1938: automobiles crushed by fallen tree, Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford
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Date1938
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 7/8in. (9 x 15cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionThe remains of two, or possibly three automobiles are visible beneath a fallen tree. Three men stand looking on. A fourth man kneels by the rear bumper of the coupe in the center. Telephone poles and wires run alongside. Flood waters appear in the lower left corner. Inscribed on back: "Sept. 21 / 38 / Bloomfield Avenue near Albany [Avenue]."
Object number2000.193.25
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