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WPA workers and rescue squads search for bodies and survivors at Shawomet Beach,south of Providence

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WPA workers and rescue squads search for bodies and survivors at Shawomet Beach,south of Providence. The New England Hurricane of 1938.This storm traveled 600 miles in 12 hours, surprising southern New Englandand causing widespread destruction.In: The New England Hurricane, Federal Writers' Project of WPA, 1938.

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Display Date

1938 September 22

Location

Shawomet Beach, Rhode Island

Category

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Monsters
Hurricanes
Damage