Palm Trees were about the only objects on the Pacific Island of Guam which bowed before Typhoon Karen without submitting to her 172 mph winds. The tall trees continue to sway gently in slight breezes, while all beneath them is wreckage and disaster.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Palm Trees were about the only objects on the Pacific Island of Guam which bowed before Typhoon Karen without submitting to her 172 mph winds. The tall trees continue to sway gently in slight breezes, while all beneath them is wreckage and disaster.

Associated Press · [ca. November 1962]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Typhoons

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