Hurricane in September snuffs out the lives of 282 war veterans

This rescue train was derailed on its way to retrieve 282 war veterans waiting on the Florida Keys before a hurricane.

Publication date: 1935-12-29

Size: 23.3 x 14.6 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Upper Matecumbe Key (Florida)

Temporal: 1935-09

Subject(s):

• Hurricanes--Florida--Upper Matecumbe Key--1930-1940
• Labor Day Hurricane, 1935
• Railroad accidents--Florida--Upper Matecumbe Key--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Aerial photographs
• 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 (December 29, 1935), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press