1938
GUSN-381100
Within its 30 pages, the publication documents more than 200 dramatic black-and-white images of flood damage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, after the September 21, 1938 hurricane. Included within the pages of the publication is a subscription form for the Connecticut Circle Magazine.
hurricanes
floods (natural events)
windstorms
documentary photography
magazines (periodicals)
photomechanical prints
photodocumentation
Photomechanical black and white prints, bound into periodical format. Magazine is 10 x 12.75 inches. Individual photographs are a range of sizes from full page to 4.5 x 3.25 inches.
PC001
General photographic collection
2025
PC001.02.02.9200.0300.001.01
Black and white documentary photographs bound into periodical format. Photographs show damages from hurricane winds and floods across many New England locations in the aftermath of the September 21, 1938 hurricane. Images are compiled by the editorial staff of the Connecticut Circle Magazine. Individual images are shown with their locations, and credit is given to a wide range of individual photographers and news outlets.
Gift
September 21, 1938
Gift of Mae Barrett, 2025
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
New London (New London county, Connecticut)
Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)
Mystic (New London county, Connecticut)
Misquamicut (Washington county, Rhode Island)
Narragansett (Washington county, Rhode Island)
Swampscott (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Worcester county (Massachusetts) [county]
Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Long Island (Hamilton county, New York state) [island]
Connecticut Circle Magazine (Publisher)
magazines (periodicals)
photomechanical prints
photodocumentation
Hurricane of 1938
Item has been rehoused in acid free housing for long-term preservation.
Cover page is worn and foxing is present. Care should be taken when handling.
Item
Accrual are not expected
Materials are in English
1938 New England Hurricane album, New London, Conn.
Hurricane of 1938, Misquamicut, Rhode Island
Hurricane, Fire and Flood, New London, Conn., September, 1938
"Hurricane Pictures, 1938"
"The Complete Historical Record of New England's Stricken Area, September 21, 1938"
Hurricane of 1938
Hurricane of 1938
The New England Hurricane of 1938 is sometimes called the "Long Island Express". On September 21, 1938, Long Island, New York absorbed the initial impact of the hurricane. The storm came ashore as a Category 3 hurricane, with estimated sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and a storm surge over 10-feet. The impact registered on seismographs in Alaska.
The hurricane caused the death of approximately 700 men, women, and children. With respect to property, 4,500 homes, 2,600 boats, and 26,000 automobiles were destroyed, and the total cost of property lost amounted to $400 million. During the storm response, the Coast Guard assisted over 500 vessels and rescued over 1,000 persons. For people who lived through the storm, it remains the weather event of their lifetimes.
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