Jump to content

Template:POTD/2009-09-08

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
< Template:POTD

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by CommonsDelinker (talk | contribs) at 16:11, 1 February 2017 (Replacing Searching_for_bodies,_Galveston_1900.ogg with File:Searching_for_bodies,_Galveston_1900.ogv (by CommonsDelinker because: File renamed: Wrong extension (img_media_type=VIDEO/ogv)).). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A film showing laborers digging through rubble for bodies killed as a result of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, which struck the city of Galveston, Texas, United States, on September 8, 1900. At the time this film was shot the stench of decomposing corpses could be smelled for miles. One body was discovered in this pile (but not filmed) while the camera crew was present.Film credit: Edison Manufacturing Co.
Archive – More featured pictures...

See also

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Template:POTD/2009-09-08&oldid=763150035"