American Flag Raised by First Responders
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:19772 qmp-op-000052 qmp-op-000052.tif
Description: Found by the first responders, this damaged American flag was raised as a symbol of hope in Breezy Point in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. According to Odelmo Paltooram, pictured here, "Among the devastation, it was the only thing bright...everything else just covered in ash and soot."
Creator :
Odelmo Paltooram
Date :
November 2, 2012; 2012-11-02
Summary/Description :
Found by the first responders, this damaged American flag was raised as a symbol of hope in Breezy Point in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. According to Odelmo Paltooram, pictured here, "Among the devastation, it was the only thing bright...everything else just covered in ash and soot."
Subject :
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; Flags; First responders
Rights :
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Coverage :
Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Breezy Point (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:19772 qmp-op-000052 qmp-op-000052.tif
Subject:
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; Flags; First responders
Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Hurricane damage; Flags; 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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