Typhoon Damage-Flimsy postwar homes were smashed flat, countless others uprooted and stores damaged as a typhoon swirled through Manila Dec. 26 to bring a disastrous halt to Christmas celebrations. Lower photo shows small craft which were piled on sea wall fronting Manila terminal building as winds of gale force swept the harbor.

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Title:
Typhoon Damage-Flimsy postwar homes were smashed flat, countless others uprooted and stores damaged as a typhoon swirled through Manila Dec. 26 to bring a disastrous halt to Christmas celebrations. Lower photo shows small craft which were piled on sea wall fronting Manila terminal building as winds of gale force swept the harbor.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Typhoons
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. December 1947]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Typhoons
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 208 x 215 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/05744s83t
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001587_0013
Barcode:
39999088103369