Damage to visitor center by hurricane
Everglades National Park; National Park Service
Front of Royal Palm Visitor Center showing storm damage, downed trees and leaning flag pole; "Royal Palm after hurricane Betsy." Caption reads: "Destruction caused by Hurricane Betsy at Royal Palm Visitor Center." NOTE: handwritten comment indicates; "Submitted with annual report for July 1966".
Eye of Hurricane Betsy
Everglades National Park; National Park Service
Aerial view of hurricane; "Hurricane Betsy, the Atlantic storm that brought Gemini 5 Astronauts Conrad and Cooper home one orbit early, had her picture taken 90 miles north of Grand Turk island by a high-flying United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft at 1:50 EDT September 2. Viewed from more than 11 miles above the earth, Betsy displayed the classic circular structure and central eye of the hurricane. Flying all USAF reconnaissance of Atlantic hurricanes, the Air Weather Service of the Military Transport Service has flown daily missions, penetrating the eye of Betsy. The USAF Hurricane Hunters will continue these flights until there is no longer a threat." Released by: Directorate of Information; Air Weather Service, Scott AFB, Illinois. Phone Belleville, Ill. Alpine 6-2042; Alpine 6-5149. Dated: 3 September 1965. Contains hand written note; "Neg. No. 175802 USAF".
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