Broad Channel Wind Damage
Collection: Illustrations Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: November 1 1932; 1932-11-01
Material: Black and white photograph Dimension:
6 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 400 ppi
Creator: Archives at Queens Library
Identifier: aql:16468 ill-vf-aql-000016 ill-vf-aql-000016.tif
Description: A Broad Channel summer home floats in Jamaica Bay after being knocked off its foundations following a fierce wind storm on November 1, 1932. The storm knocked six homes off of their stilt foundations into Jamaica Bay. Several families were reported marooned in their floating homes.
Creator :
Archives at Queens Library
Date :
November 1 1932; 1932-11-01
Summary/Description :
A Broad Channel summer home floats in Jamaica Bay after being knocked off its foundations following a fierce wind storm on November 1, 1932. The storm knocked six homes off of their stilt foundations into Jamaica Bay. Several families were reported marooned in their floating homes.
Subject :
Wind damage; Dwellings
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Broad Channel, Queens, NY Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Digital image
Format :
Black and white photograph; 6 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 400 ppi
Identifier :
aql:16468 ill-vf-aql-000016 ill-vf-aql-000016.tif
Subject:
Wind damage; Dwellings
Wind damage; Dwellings
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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