Chart of Yacht Basin in Miami, FL 1926.

Chart of Yacht Basin

Chart of Yacht Basin

Name/Title

Chart of Yacht Basin in Miami, FL 1926.

Entry/Object ID

MC14.18S.49

Tags

Merrill-Stevens Yacht Basin, Yacht

Description

Merill-Stevens Dry Dock Company chart of yacht basins in preparation for the 1926 Miami Hurricane. The 1926 Miami Hurricane was at the time the most powerful storm to hit Miami proper, with an estimated $78.5 million in damage. It reacheed a ranking of a Category 4, with estimated winds around 150mph and an average wind speed of 76.2mph for a 24-hour period.

Collection

Merrill Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Yachts, Yacht basin