1944 Great Atlantic City, New Jersey Hurricane [Exclusive Photos]

We have only published these amazing Atlantic City, New Jersey, hurricane photos one other time — on February 27, 2023. Before that, they were never before seen.

A long-time friend, Joyce Smith sent us 16 amazing photos taken on September 14-15, 1944 by her Great Uncle, Thomas Brown.

Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown photo.

The photo directly above features Thomas Brown, (far left), who was an accountant with Vollmer & Thompson Accountants and Auditors during the second decade of the 1900’s.

We have published 16 amazing photos right here at the bottom of this article. They show the significant property damage that was suffered.

Very Few Photos Exist From The 1944 Great Hurricane

Thomas Brown photo.

The damage from the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane was so extensive that few people thought about taking photos — as they were too busy trying to put their lives back together.

It makes these 16 photos all the more rare and special.

Path Of The Great Hurricane Of 1944

Thomas Brown photo.

The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 first swept through Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Next, it sideswiped New Jersey and Long Island, New York. From there, it was on to Point Judith, Rhode Island and South Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Cape Cod Massachusetts also suffered massive damage during the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944.

Approximately 400 people died at sea.

Atlantic City area residential and commercial properties were devastated (some completely destroyed) and the grand boardwalk and ocean piers suffered massive property damage.

The Atlantic City Boardwalk was also destroyed, but, would be rebuilt.

The Atlantic City Press called the 1903 hurricane, "The Vagabond Hurricane," because it was the first North Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall in the state of New Jersey in recorded history. Records have been kept since 1851.

My Sincere Thanks & Appreciation

We posthumously thank Thomas Brown for making the time and effort to take these photos and have them developed the old fashioned way.

We thank Joyce Smith for keeping and preserving these photographs, which are now mire than 80 years old.

I have never before seen this many photos in one collection from The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944.

You will be able to get a real feel for what many thousands of people in the Atlantic City area were facing in mid-September, 1944.

Here Is The Amazing Thomas Brown Photo Collection