Photographic Print

Object number
p4961
Creator
George A. Walgren
Date
September 1938
Description
Photograph of the wreckage and destruction caused by the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 on the coast in Newport, Rhode Island. The hurricane made landfall in Newport on September 21, 1938, and caused massive destruction across the coast. This photograph a docked ship on the Newport Harbor captured by Newport resident, George A. Walgren. 
Materials
photographic paper
Object Type
photographic prints
Subjects
Hurricane of 1938
Newport Harbor