Damage due to the September 21, 1938 New England Hurricane (also called the Long Island Express Hurricane) in the United States. Buildings along streets in New York City in driving rain and winds. Cars moving on a street. Rain falling in the city and deep water ponding in roads. Rubble in the area. A large tree that crushed a car. Wrecked ships and boats along a coastal port. Men look at the boats, many of which are partially sunken or aground. Aerial view of wrecked cars and other vehicles. Destroyed bridges. Wind wrecked homes on coast. A wrecked train on a railroad line, derailed off the tracks.
A documentary titled: 'It Happened in Texas', about the landfall and aftermath of Hurricane Beulah in Texas, United States. Doctors treating a wounded infant. Hurricane hits the area with high winds and high surf. Wind blown trees near Brownsville Texas. A flooded area. A ship submerged in water. Men working on an instrument. A man typing a document on a typewriter in offices of the Texas Department of Public Safety. People getting food inside a building during relief operations. People in Red Cross shelters. Wind blowing debris and roofing material along a city street in South Texas. Devastated buildings and debris in Port Isabelle area of South Padre Island. People listen to weather warnings from the weather bureau. Officers discussing among themselves. Rescue workers and other volunteers helping the victims. Damaged buildings and houses in an area. Clouds in the sky. A warning about a tornado is given to the people. Views of several tornadoes in south Texas, triggered by the hurricane. Tornado funnel clouds crossing land. The tornado hits the area. Rain and flooding in the area from 20-30 inches of rain over 4 days.
A documentary on Weather Bureau's Hurricane Warning Center in Miami, Florida. A map locates Miami. A hurricane is increasing in size and density. The Hurricane Warning Center receives information from ships, airplanes and islands. Officers discuss about the hurricane. They locate the position of the hurricane on a map. Men and women working in the Hurricane Warning Center. The movement of the storm is carefully watched. Crew of an aircraft being instructed by an officer. They board an aircraft. The aircraft in flight. People all over the country are alerted about the hurricane. A man talking over a phone. People seated at a beach. Men playing golf outside a building.
Slate says "After Jack saw a South Sea Island picture made near Fort Lauderdale, the effect startled his whole family." View of a sandy beach. A young boy enters the frame dressed in a girl's hula costume with grass skirt, lei, and flowers in his hair, as if he is from Hawaii. He dances a hula dance on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
The invasion of Mindanao in the Philippines by United States soldiers during World War II. Soldiers of the 31st Division on the deck of a Landing Ship Tank (LST) off the coast of the islands. They rest, read, and talk on the deck, under tents and tarps erected for protection from the sun. One soldier holds a carved wooden artifact that the soldiers examine.
The invasion of Mindanao in the Philippines by United States Army soldiers during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) and Liberty ships underway at sea off the coast of the island. Vehicles, soldiers, and equipment on the deck of an LST. The convoy heads for Mindanao.
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