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DelDOT Photo Gallery of 1962

The Storm of '62 in photos 3/12/2012 - Cape Gazette - 31 photos

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The Storm of 1962, DelawareThe Storm of 1962: In advance of the sixtieth anniversary of the Storm of 1962, the Delaware Public Archives has dug deeply into their vaults and have digitized and curated a treasure trove of previously unreleased photographs from one of the most destructive storms in the First State’s recorded history. The majority of these never before seen images were digitized from historic printed photos and scanned from acetate negatives. The three-day nor’easter started on Tuesday, March 6, 1962, continued to slowly grind up the Atlantic coast on Wednesday, March 7, 1962, and moved away from Delaware on Thursday, March 8, 1962. By the time that the skies cleared and the winds calmed, the damage along Delaware’s Atlantic and Delaware Bay coasts was substantial with cost estimates of $50 million (roughly $465 million today.) The storm claimed seven lives in Delaware and a total of 40 lives along the East Coast. About this Photograph Collection: This collection is comprised of more than 500 photographs from: • State Agencies: - The Delaware Public Archives General Photograph Collection - The State Highway Department of Transportation Photograph Collection -The Department of Natural Resources Photograph Collection • Private Photograph Collections: - The Frank B. Calio Collection - The Harold W.T. Purnell Collection

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DelDOT Photo Gallery of 1962

There are several photos of the storm damage, though the quality of photos is not good.

The Storm of '62 in photos 3/12/2012 - Cape Gazette - 31 photos

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