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1946 Tsunami Photos; Hilo, Hawai'i
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Photo number 1946.09 (Smith Collection)
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Photo number 1946.26 (Eklund Collection)
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Photo shows devastation to downtown Hilo after the 1946 tsunami.
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Photo shows people cleaning up Hilo Dry Goods store after the tsunami.
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Photo number 1946.10 (Carvalho Collection)
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Photo number 1946.24 (Maze Collection)
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Photo shows the supports washed away from under the Kolekole Bridge.
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Photo shows damage to the Mahukona Harbor on the northwest side of the Big Island.
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Photo number 1946.28 (PTM Collection)
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Photo number 1946.29 (Enskine Collection)
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Photo shows the tsunami coming up the Wailuku River.
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Photo shows Antone (Tony) Aguiar about to be overcome by a tsunami wave. He cut the hauser of the Brigham Victory from the pier, allowing it to escape to safety in the open sea.
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Photo number 1946.18 (Okunami Collection)
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Photo number 1946.21 (Hata Collection)
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Photo shows damage to the Okino Hotel in Hilo.
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Photo shows view of the tsunami from the Pu'umaile Hospital.
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