Typhoon Damage-Flimsy postwar homes were smashed flat, countless others uprooted and stores damaged as a typhoon swirled through Manila Dec. 26 to bring a disastrous halt to Christmas celebrations. Lower photo shows small craft which were piled on sea wall fronting Manila terminal building as winds of gale force swept the harbor.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Typhoon Damage-Flimsy postwar homes were smashed flat, countless others uprooted and stores damaged as a typhoon swirled through Manila Dec. 26 to bring a disastrous halt to Christmas celebrations. Lower photo shows small craft which were piled on sea wall fronting Manila terminal building as winds of gale force swept the harbor.

Associated Press · [ca. December 1947]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Typhoons

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