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Historic Hurricane Photos - Selected images from 1896 through 2005.
 
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1928 Hurricane in Florida

View of Avenue "A", flooded after the hurricane of 1928: Belle Glade, Florida
Photographed in September, 1928.

 

Homes on Osborne Road, after the hurricane of 1928: Lantana, Florida

 

Automotive garage, demolished by the hurricane of 1928: Belle Glade, Florida

 

116th Field Artillery: Winter Haven, Florida
These men were part of the search, rescue and clean-up for the 1928 or 1935 hurricane.

 

Coffins stacked beside the road between Belle Glade and Pahokee, after the hurricane of 1928: Palm Beach County, Florida

 

Coffins stacked along the bank of a canal, after the hurricane of 1928: Belle Glade, Florida

 

Trucks loaded with coffins, after the hurricane of 1928: Belle Glade (?), Florida

 

Burial of victims of the 1928 hurricane: West Palm Beach, Florida

 

Woman and children on the steps of their new home
"New baby and new house after the 1928 hurricane. The old house was blown down after they left it."

 

Statue commemorating the 1928 hurricane: Belle Glade, Florida
In 1928, a hurricane struck South Florida and killed thousands. Hardest hit were areas such as Moore Haven and Belle Glade. Photographed in October, 1987.

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