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1946 Tsunami Photos; Hilo, Hawai'i
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pg 2
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Photo number 1946.01 (Smith Collection)
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Photo number 1946.02 (Smith Collection)
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Photo shows tsunami receding from Coconut Island (Mokuola), in Hilo.
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Photo shows a wave towering above the coconut trees and inundating the same island just
a few minutes later.
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Photo number 1946.03 (Immel Collection)
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Photo number 1946.04 (Smith Collection)
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Photo shows tsunami washing over and destroying the Hilo Harbor Pier.
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Photo shows the badly damaged Pier 2 on the Hilo Waterfront.
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Photo number 1946.05 (Nakagawa Collection)
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Photo number 1946.06 (Hatada Collection)
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Photo shows the Hilo Bay Waterfront after the 1946 tsunami. The railroad is replaced today by the Bayfront Highway.
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Photo shows an Army Crash boat, which was at the wharf, washed up for about 400 feet, over the railroad tracks, and up against these molasses tanks.
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Photo number 1946.07 (Lau Collection)
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Photo number 1946.08 (Hatada Collection)
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Photo shows damage to Hatada Bakery from a box car, after the 1946 tsunami in Hilo.
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Photo shows downtown Hilo after the 1946 tsunami illustrating damage to the makai (ocean) side of Kamehameha Ave.
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