When Mother Nature makes her mark - photographic reminders
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| 1938 Charlestow |
Guest article by by Tracey C. O'Neill
In researching the Hurricane of 1938, commonly referred to
as the Great New England Hurricane or The Long Island Express, a horrific event
in time long before I walked the shoreline of Rhode Island and most definitely
while my own mother was in the womb, I discovered a photographic array eerily
reminiscent of events I had covered in this decade.
I produced a pictorial (link) illustrating the ravages of Mother Nature as seen 75 years ago alongside some photos taken
during and after Sandy's pass last year.
It should be noted that there are communities where no
photos are shown due to the absence of the very residents who were taken by the
sea in 1938, the need for those who survived to concentrate their efforts in
communities where hope remained and the poor economic times.