Hurricane "Dora" lashed this resort area with high winds and ponderous waves early 9/9 in advance of an expected 125 mile per hour sledgehammer blow. More than 10,000 persons fled their homes on beaches along the northeast Florida coast, where 10-foot high tides were forecast. At 6 A.M. EDT, Dora was centered 110 miles due East of Daytona Beach, moving westerly at 11 mph.

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Title:
Hurricane "Dora" lashed this resort area with high winds and ponderous waves early 9/9 in advance of an expected 125 mile per hour sledgehammer blow. More than 10,000 persons fled their homes on beaches along the northeast Florida coast, where 10-foot high tides were forecast. At 6 A.M. EDT, Dora was centered 110 miles due East of Daytona Beach, moving westerly at 11 mph.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Hurricane: Maps: Wire Photos
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI
Date:
[ca. September 1964]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Hurricanes
Maps
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 179 x 235 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9019w1409
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_001525_0029
Barcode:
39999088103245