Long Beach, Miss. -- They Came Out On Top -- John Burk, foreground, and Carl Wilson (top, back) survey the damage to their Long Beach, Miss. house Tuesday. Burk was blown into a tree by Hurricane Camille Sunday night and rode out the storm in his perch. Wilson ended up under the house when it collapsed. Neither was injured but two other persons in the house died.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1969]

[Information from item housing] Weather: Hurricane: Camille, Aug. 1969: Wire Photos