Hailstones Larger Than Golf Balls- Davis Straub (above) of Milwaukee, holding one of each to demonstrate that hailstones which fell during brief storm Monday night were much larger than golf balls. Hailstone shown measured 10.5 inches in circumference. Storm did thousands of dollars worth of damage to greenhouse and windows.

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Hailstones Larger Than Golf Balls- Davis Straub (above) of Milwaukee, holding one of each to demonstrate that hailstones which fell during brief storm Monday night were much larger than golf balls. Hailstone shown measured 10.5 inches in circumference. Storm did thousands of dollars worth of damage to greenhouse and windows.

Associated Press · [ca. May 1953]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Hail

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