Original 1947 AP Wire Photo map dated September 19 showing the path of a powerful Gulf hurricane moving northwestward across Louisiana. According to the caption, the storm lashed New Orleans for more than six hours with winds reaching 120 mph and caused extensive property damage. Baton Rouge officials closed the state Capitol, while Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi were struck by raging seas that flooded wide areas. The caption is separate from the photograph, and both are mounted on black archival paper. Measures approximately 7¾ x 8¼ inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
