The Merrimack River in full flood following hurricane passage. 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: wea02421, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
Photo Date: 1938 September 22
Photographer: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS


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