Where 649-Foot TV Tower Fell on roof of WBZ building on Soldiers Field road, Allston. In the center can be seen where a section of the hurricane-felled structure crashed into the second floor, barely missing several employees. Note the tip of the tower lying across the trotting track at the upper left corner.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Where 649-Foot TV Tower Fell on roof of WBZ building on Soldiers Field road, Allston. In the center can be seen where a section of the hurricane-felled structure crashed into the second floor, barely missing several employees. Note the tip of the tower lying across the trotting track at the upper left corner.

[ca. September 1954]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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

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