Michael Claro Hurricane Sandy photographs
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Abstract
The collection comprises 8 digital photographic images taken by Michael Claro documenting the after effects of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 in and around Coney Island: rough surf, damaged buildings and roadways, and seawall destruction.
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The collection comprises 8 born-digital photographic images taken by Michael Claro, a Brooklyn resident and photographer, documenting the after effects of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The photographs were taken the day after the storm as he traveled along the Belt Parkway to Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The extensive damage caused by the wind and water are captured in images of debris-strewn roadways, shattered seawalls, displaced automobiles, destroyed business signs, and collapsed homes.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from Brooklyn Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Michael Claro Hurricane Sandy photographs, 2014.010, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Michael Claro, 2014.
Physical Description
Digital images are in jpeg format.
Other Finding Aids
Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the online image database.