The central portion of the bathing pavilion at Bailey's Beach transported to the middle of the road. The New England Hurricane of 1938 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: wea02417, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Bailey's Beach, Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1938 September 22
Photographer: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS


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