Photographic Print

Object number
p4958
Creator
Edmund Quincy
Date
September 1938
Description
Photograph of the wreckage and destruction caused by the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 at Bailey's Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. The hurricane made landfall in Newport on September 21, 1938, and caused massive destruction across the coast. This photograph was captured by Newport resident, Edmund Quincy.
Materials
photographic paper
Object Type
photographic prints
Subjects
Bailey's Beach
Hurricane of 1938