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Stormy History Box

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Ocean Beach Historical Society


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 Article titled "LI Storm's Cost Put at $10 Million" "New Floods Hit, Wreck 2 Homes by Tom Renner and John Cashman"; image of beach with wrecked buildings on left of article, 'Newsday Photo by Lyons"

Article titled "Ocean Beach Youth Group"; first line reads "Ocean Beach offers a unique program for children and teenagers on Fire Island"

Image of house wreckage; caption reads "Close up view looking west of Point O' Woods house, November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward"

November 1991

Image of wooden deck wreckage on the shore of the beach; caption reads "Deck remains of Point O' Woods house take on a sculptural quality, November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward"

November 1991

Wooden boardwalk on the sand with wooden deck wreckage in the background; caption reads "Looking west from Point O' Woods during aftermath of storm, November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward."

November 1991

Image of damaged house on the beach, house is tilting to the left and has damaged wooden deck on right side of house; caption reads "Storm damage, Diamond house, Ocean Bay Park, Early November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward"

November 1991

Wreckage of severely damaged wooden deck on the sand; caption reads "Deck of what was a Point O' Woods ocean font home, November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward."

November 1991

Image of man wearing denim jacket walking away from camera in knee deep water, with grey bag slung over shoulder; on right side of image, a white Jeep with tires submurged in water; caption reads "Evergreen Walk, Ocean Beach. Jeep on right has markings under door which indicate water level earlier that day, November 1991. Photograph Nel Schaffner."

November 1991

Image of severely damaged house on sand, with ruins of wooden deck behind house; caption reads "Remains of Point O' Woods house, looking East, Point O' Woods, November 1991. Photograph by Corey Ward"

November 1991

 Image taken from beneath an elevated boardwalk; wooden posts in foreground of image; damaged house on shoreline in background of image; caption reads "Storm damage, Ocean Bay Park, November 1991. Only debri remains of what was once Kaufman house which was washed out to sea. Deck on left was part of house on right which shifted and collided with Diamond house in background. Photograph by Nel Shaffner."

 Artist's sketch of a courtroom; 'Drawing by Richard Waring''; caption reads "In the Ocean Beach Courtroom last Sunday, seated from left to right are the defendant,…."

Image of two people rowing a canoe through a flooded street; stamd in right bottom corner reads "10 31 '91"; caption reads "Ocean Beach residents boating on Cottage Walk, October 31, 1991. The markings along the bottom of building on left indicate water level earlier that day. Photograph by Frank Fischer." 

October 31, 1991

Sign: "VILLAGE OF OCEAN BEACH" "V-J DAY"; first line reads "The end of the Japanese War was imminent…"; signed at bottom "Board of Trustees of the Village of Ocean Beach" "Fred M. Fisher, Mayor"

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