Pawtuxet Yacht Club on Pawtuxet Neck, Destroyed During Hurricane of 1938

From "The Great Hurricane and Tidal Wave, Rhode Island, September 21, 1938"; captioned: "Pawtuxet: Here is the last anyone saw of the Rhode Island Yacht Club on Pawtuxet Neck. Built out over the water, it was easy prey for the hurricane and the tidal wave The top of the structure is visible as it settled into the waters. The next day only the piles on which it stood remained."; Photograph by Robert Catlow

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Original record: Pawtuxet Yacht Club on Pawtuxet Neck, Destroyed During Hurricane of 1938
Collection: Pawtuxet Village Association
Date(s): 1938
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Creator(s): The Providence Journal Company, Providence, R. I. (Creator)
Subject(s): 1938 Hurricane
Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
New England Hurricane, 1938
Pawtuxet (R.I.)
Pawtuxet Neck
Pawtuxet River Region
Photograph
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Yacht Club
Yacht clubs
Type: Still Image

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