Flashback Photos: Hurricane David hits Savannah in 1979

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As Hurricane Harvey sets its sights on Texas, we look back at the devastation caused nearly 40 years ago by a killer storm that hit the Georgia coast.

Title Flooded roadways in Savannah after Hurricane David, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006a
Date of original 1979-09-06
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Downs, Billy (Photographer)
Description Printed on back: "Hurricane David. High water in Savannah, with car going thru it. Photo by Billy Downs." Caption: "Water over the road doesn't stop these Savannah motorists. September 6, 1979"
Subject Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Floods
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006a, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

Title Workers clear the roads of debris after Hurricane David hits the coastline, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006b
Date of original 1979-09-07
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Downs, Billy (Photographer)
Description Printed on back: "Hurricane David. Billy Downs. September 7, 1979" Caption: "Bulldozer cleans accumulated marsh grass off the causeway connecting Tybee Island with Savannah."
Subject Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Bulldozers
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006b, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

Title Clean up crews in Savannah remove fallen trees and debris after Hurricane David, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006c
Date of original 1979-09-07
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Linn, Minla
Description Printed on back: "Hurricane David. Minla Linn. September 7, 1979." Caption: "Crew works to clear a tree from electric lines in Savannah."
Subject Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Construction workers
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006c, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

Title Fallen traffic lights and trees block roads in Savannah after Hurricane David passes through, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006d
Date of original 1979-09-06
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Linn, Minla
Description Printed on back: "Hurricane David. Big tree down E. Henry and Abercorn Streets cleanup crew attending. Minla Linn. September 6, 1979." Caption: "Cleanup operations begin in wake of Hurrican David Wednesday in downtown Savannah."
Subject Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Construction workers
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006d, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

Title Tybee Island residents evacuating in preparation for Hurricane David, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006e
Date of original 1979-09-03
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Linn, Minla
Description Printed on back: "Hurricane David. Evacuation...R. C. Lane directs traffic off of Tybee Island. Minla Linn September 3, 1979"
Subject Hurricanes
Evacuation of civilians
Police
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Tybee Island (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006e, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

Title Workers clear trees and street poles torn down by Hurricane David, 1979
Identifier AJCP215-006f
Date of original 1979-09-06
Decade 1970s
Creator Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors Linn, Minla
Description Printed on back: "Hurrican David. Big tree down at E. Henry and Abercorn St. in Savannah, man on sign is Jim Calhoun. Photo by Minla Linn." Caption: "Jim Calhoun inspects damage to Savannah traffic light hit by tree during hurricane. September 6, 1979"
Subject Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Construction workers
Subject (names) Hurricane David (1979)
Location depicted Savannah (Ga.)
Chatham County (Ga.)
Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area Photographic Collections
Digital publisher Georgia State University Library
Rights information Copyright to items in this collection is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Items may be used for scholarship, educational, and personal use. Additional uses will require permission of the rights holder.
Citation AJCP215-006f, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format black-and-white photographs
Format image/jp2
Type Image

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Flashback Photos: Hurricane David hits Savannah in 1979

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