Holbrook, Melvin Tilden , Jr (1911-1958)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 1958
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Boyle Photograph Album of Aerial Photographs of Hurricane of 1938
Item — Volume: Album
Identifier: 146-03
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 55 photographs and four negatives of aerial photography taken in the aftermath of the hurricane and tidal wave that struck Rhode Island on September 21, 1938. The photographs were taken by Thomas Matthew Joseph Boyle and the aeroplane was operated by Melvin Tilden Holbrook, Jr. Compiled into a scrapbook, the photographs show both coastal and landlocked wreckage caused to beaches, industrial zones, and residential areas in Providence, East Providence, Barrington,...
Dates:
1938