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Title

Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 48; 1969

Archival Description

"Hurricane Camille damage, Christ Episcopal Church."

Detailed Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Hurricane Camille Photograph Collection (PI/NA/H43.6). Color photograph of a mostly-collapsed, wood building. There is foliage at the bottom of the photo and a walkway through a front lawn leads up to a set of stairs. There is a sign on the photo’s right-side that reads “CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL SERVICES SUNDAY 7:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 6:30 P.M. CHURCH SCHOOL 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M.” with further unreadable text at the sign’s bottom. There is a light pole next to the sign. In the photo’s center is some of the building’s exterior wall still standing, with a large pile of wood building debris. In the far background are trees and more buildings.

Creator

Nicholson, John W., Jr.

Date

1969

Location

Harrison County (Miss.)

Identifier

100971-01-photo

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History