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Braced with cables, the Mount Washington observatory's original building survived the fiercest blast ever recorded in world observatory history. The w(...)
Braced with cables, the Mount Washington observatory's original building survived the fiercest blast ever recorded in world observatory history. The w(...)

Braced with cables, the Mount Washington observatory's original building survived the fiercest blast ever recorded in world observatory history. The w(...)

Date4/1/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Braced with cables; the Mount Washington observatory's original building survived the fiercest blast ever recorded in world observatory history. The wind blew at the phenomenal rate of 231 miles per hour; but hurricane speed of 100 miles per hour is a commonplace on this 6;288-foot New Hampshire peak. Such gales take place one day in ten. This windswept summit attracts many visitors for it is comfortably reached by the cog railway; the trestle of which is visible at the right.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTSPA_0118310F
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