Antique Black & White Snapshot Photograph. Identified as storm damage in Boston's Kenmore Square, Massachusetts. The writing on back reads, "The sign on Kenmore Sq. all glass windows blown out - what a mess," and dated September 22, 1938. The photo depicts the damaged Dawson's Pale Ale and Lager Beer sign and the broken windows in the building below, George Collins Co. building, Boston Ice Company, and a gas station at the far left end of the street. This snapshot-sized, but sharp and detailed photo measures approximately 3.5 x 2.5 including white border. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It is in excellent condition. Comments: The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike Southern New England. This system developed in the far eastern Atlantic, near the Cape Verde Islands on September 4. It made a twelve day journey across the Atlantic and up the Eastern Seaboard before crashing ashore on September 21 at Suffolk County, Long Island, then into Milford, Connecticut. The eye of the hurricane was observed in New Haven, Connecticut, 10 miles east of Milford. The center made landfall at the time of astronomical high tide, moving north at 50 mph. Unlike most storms, this hurricane did not weaken on its way toward Southern New England, due to its rapid forward speed and its track. This kept the center of the storm over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.