The Stamford Historical Society
PHOTO ARCHIVIST’S SELECTION OF THE MONTH: OCTOBER 2002
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…as we are still in the hurricane season
The Hurricane of '38 and the Floods of '54 and '55
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| Hurricane of 1938 more |
Flood
of 1954 more |
Page 3: The Hurricanes Connie & Diane--The Floods of '55
Below are the Stamford related headlines from the paper:
| August 13, 1955 | August 19, 1955 |
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| "Connie" A
Wet, Miserably Storm In Stamford Area |
Floods
Sweep Wide Sections Of State
Rain
Floods Area Homes, Roads; |
| August 20, 1955 | |
| State Crippled By Worst Flood Disaster | Number Of Dead May Reach 30, Damage 'Billions' |
| excerpts from these stories |
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| The Floods of Hurricane Connie and Diane | Washington Boulevard looking north at intersection of West Main Street |
another album selection…
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Moscatello Collection
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| looking southeast towards West Main Street Bridge Redman Chevrolet a right |
taken near Main Street Bridge and Redman Chevrolet |
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Diamond Ice Company |
Blackwood Lane at Wire Mill Road
The Belltown Fire department drove upstate with
a truck load of clothes for storm victims
and brought a number of photos back.
Here is a selection:
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| ruined buildings near Beacon Falls | street in Waterbury, two blocks from the river |
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| block of buildings in Naugatuck, ready to be demolished | |
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