1938
HGO-01-001-O-C-104
GUSN-283340
This is a bound copy of the "Pictorial Souvenir Edition of New London's Greatest Disaster, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1938" published by The Day, New London (CT) on Oct. 1, 1938. It consists of 63 pages covering the hurricane and ensuing floods and fires caused by the storm, with articles and many photos with detailed captions, including aerial views of New London and surrounding towns and a one-page summary of events. The cover has the title: Hurricane, Fire and Flood; New London, Conn.; September, 1938.
hurricanes
scrapbooks
1 scrapbook; 11 x 17 inches
MS004
Scrapbooks collection
1938
MS004.036
Gift
Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 1938.
New London county (Connecticut) [county]
The Day (New London, Conn.) (Publisher)
scrapbooks
Item
HGO-01-001-O-C-104
Hurricane, Fire and Flood, New London, Conn., September, 1938
A Photographic Record of the New England Hurricane and Flood, 1938
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