No, It Isn't Venice, it's Providence, R. I., after the waters had receded. The dark mark on the front of the Hotel Biltmore in downtown Providence shows how high the flood waters reached at the height of the storm. Firemen are rescuing a woman in the boat in this exclusive Herald picture.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

No, It Isn't Venice, it's Providence, R. I., after the waters had receded. The dark mark on the front of the Hotel Biltmore in downtown Providence shows how high the flood waters reached at the height of the storm. Firemen are rescuing a woman in the boat in this exclusive Herald picture.

[ca. September 1954]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Hurricane Carol: 1954

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