Flood Waters High in Breezy Point
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: November 2, 2012; 2012-11-02
Material: Digital image Dimension:
16.4 x 10.9 inches; 300 dpi
Creator: Odelmo Paltooram
Identifier: aql:19729 qmp-op-000024 qmp-op-000024.tif
Description: First responder, Odelmo Paltooram, took this photo while traveling in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Paltooram worked alongside National Guardsmen in the Rockaways in the days after the storm. The vehicle was helpful for getting around in the flooded areas that would be impossible for a civilian vehicle to cross. Some areas were covered in several feet of water.
Creator :
Odelmo Paltooram
Date :
November 2, 2012; 2012-11-02
Summary/Description :
First responder, Odelmo Paltooram, took this photo while traveling in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Paltooram worked alongside National Guardsmen in the Rockaways in the days after the storm. The vehicle was helpful for getting around in the flooded areas that would be impossible for a civilian vehicle to cross. Some areas were covered in several feet of water.
Subject :
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; First responders
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Digital image
Format :
Digital image; 16.4 x 10.9 inches; 300 dpi
Identifier :
aql:19729 qmp-op-000024 qmp-op-000024.tif
Subject:
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; First responders
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; First responders
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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