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Riverside Drive 1953 Hurricane.jpg
A view looking east into Riverside Drive, which was flooded by the 1953 hurricane.

Reef Road 1953 Hurricane.jpg
Fairfield residents make their way through the floodwater on Reef Road in the aftermath of the 1953 hurricane.

Quincy St 1953 Hurricane.jpg
A view of the floodwater on Quincy Street in the wake of the 1953 hurricane.

Hurricane 1938 Reef Road.jpg
The large-scale flooding caused by the hurricane of 1938 left Reef Road entirely below water.

Hurricane 1938 Fairfield Trust.jpg
Tree damage and debris around the Fairfield Trust Company building following the passage of the 1938 hurricane.

Hurricane 1938 Beach Wreckage.jpg
Fairfield residents survey a home on Fairfield Beach which was torn apart by the destructive force of the infamous 1938 storm.

Hurricane 1938 tree on house.jpg
Fairfield residents work together to remove a tree knocked over onto a house by the 1938 hurricane.

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Fairfield Optical

2449 Black Rock Turnpike

Pictured here is Fairfield Optical's owner, Chris Cannella, in his store. The store had recently celebrated its grand opening.

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Fairfield Motor Inn

417 Post Road

The front entrance of the Fairfield Motor Inn, circa 1977.

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Eastern Mountain Sports

1939 Black Rock Turnpike

Linda Magovern, a salesperson at EMS, is seen here explaining some of the store's ski equipment to a customer. Eastern Mountain Sports had recently opened as of the taking of this picture in…
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