Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing severe hurricane damage in downtown Fort Myers, Florida. According to the caption, two automobiles were crushed when the front wall of a building collapsed during the storm, which caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Fortunately, no one was inside the cars. The image shows the vehicles buried beneath bricks and debris along the damaged streetscape. The caption is printed directly on the photograph. Please note tape on the corners and age-related wear. Measures approximately 6½ x 9⅛ inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
