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.

Image ID: wea02410, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Harbor View, Massachusetts
Photo Date: 1938 September 22
Photographer: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS


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