Blizzard of 1888 (southeast corner of Main Street and Fulton Avenue)

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Title

Blizzard of 1888 (southeast corner of Main Street and Fulton Avenue)

Subject

Blizzards--New York (State)--Hempstead

Description

Facsimile of a March 1888 photograph of the southeast corner of Main Street and Fulton Avenue after the Blizzard of 1888. There are people on the sidewalks in front of businesses and houses. Businesses include a butcher shop, J.R. Worth (silverware), and a vendor of heaters and stoves. The streets are covered with huge snow drifts.

Date

n.d.

Contributor

Michael O'Connor

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Format

5" x 7"

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Hempstead Photographs 1-6

Coverage

Hempstead, N.Y.

Files

Hempstead Photographs 1-6.jpg

Citation

“Blizzard of 1888 (southeast corner of Main Street and Fulton Avenue),” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed May 3, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4125.

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