As 1,000 died in Porto Rico

Two photographs portray the damage done to Puerto Rico by the Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also called Hurricane San Felipe Segundo.

Publication date: 1928-09-30

Size: 23.3 x 16 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• San Juan (P.R.)

Temporal: 1928-09

Subject(s):

• Hurricane Okeechobee, 1928
• Hurricanes--Puerto Rico--San Juan--1920-1930
• Disasters--Puerto Rico--San Juan--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 30, 1928), Picture Section/Part 2, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.