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NH 42123 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889

Photo #: NH 42123 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
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Title: Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
Description: The beach after the hurricane at Apia. Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia Harbor soon after the storm's end, with the sunken USS Vandalia at the far right. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42123
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