Sailors scrub debris off the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 07, 2009) Sailors scrub debris off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the Carrier Strike Group Eight composite unit training exerc... More
Crewmembers aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 29, 2009) Crewmembers aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) search for debris on the flight deck before helicopters are launched during UNITAS Gold. This year marks ... More
Maintenance worker assesses damage
Maintenance worker looks at debris and damage to Montezuma Canyon Rd.
Debris Flows, Coronado national memorial
Rocks and debris flowed across Montezuma Canyon Rd.
Kodiak Earth Day-Aviation Hill area
KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Harrison, a boatswain's mate with Base Support Unit Kodiak, helps clean up debris behind Aviation Hill government housing in Kodiak May 14, 2010, during... More
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Field Recovery
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Field Recovery Office, stands in front of Joplin High School which was destroyed in a tornado that struck the city May 22.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors remove debris
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors remove debris from a tornado-damaged home lot in Joplin, Mo., July 1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing debris removal as part of the federal tornado recovery effort.
The American flag stands as a sign of hope July 4 amid
The American flag stands as a sign of hope July 4 amid the rubble in Joplin, Mo., devastated by an EF-5 tornado May 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing debris removal as part of the federal tornado... More
For almost six miles here, the remnants of homes,
For almost six miles here, the remnants of homes, workplaces, cars and personal belongings line the roadways or are scattered across residential and commercial lots. It’s a bleak landscape dotted with broken ho... More
Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Matthew King, assigned to the...
LOPBURI, Thailand (Nov. 20, 2011) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Matthew King, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), pushes mud and debris from a cafeteria during a community s... More
U.S. service members assist the local community by removing fallen de...
LOPBURI, Thailand (Nov. 20, 2011) U.S. service members assist the local community by removing fallen debris at the Sanamchai School. Joint U.S. forces assisted the Royal Thai Army Special Warfare College during... More
Barriers and Paver stones moved by storm sturge.
Stone, brick, and fencing debris cover the brick walkway after Hurricane Sandy hit Liberty Island on October 22, 2012.
Airman Recruit Travis Nesbit works inside a cardboard shipping contain...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2012) Airman Recruit Travis Nesbit works inside a cardboard shipping container to control dust and flying debris as he sands old primer from the deck before repainting in the hangar bay ab... More
Sailors remove overgrown vegetation and debris during a community serv...
OLONGAPO, Philippines (Sep. 05, 2012) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) remove overgrown vegetation and debris during a community service project at the Olongapo City Public Cemet... More
Seabees clean-up debris from Hurricane Sandy.
HIGHLANDS, N.J. (Nov. 06, 2012) A Seabee assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, stationed out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, operates a bulldozer to remove debris ... More
Household items and damages by Superstorm Sandy create piles of trash ...
Rising storm water caused by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, damaged furnaces, water heaters, carpeting, furniture, drywall, and many other items, including Mickey Mouse, in the Atlantic Beach area of New Yo... More
American Red Cross provides free meals on wheels for victims of Supers...
The American Red Cross is known for providing various types of assistance to people around the world. In the New York area, they are providing food, blankets, housing, and meals on wheels to people who are una... More
High water floods business'
When Hurricane Sandy roared across New Jersey the night of Oct. 28, 2012, she brought heavy rain that caused the Passaic River to overflow her banks. Many homes and business's near the river had as much as 6 f... More
High winds topple trees
When Hurricane Sand roared through Warren County in northern New Jersey the night of Oct. 29, 2012, her strong winds blew many trees down, and some landed on homes. These homeowners were fortunate that they wer... More
Repairs are being made to East Rockaway High School
Repairs are being made to East Rockaway High School and other public schools as part of the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. Businesses and schools were shut down throughout the affected areas and many student... More
A man wanders through debris and wreckage May 21, 2013, at the site in...
Moore, Okla. (May. 21, 2013) A man wanders through debris and wreckage May 21, 2013, at the site in Moore, Okla., where his home stood one day earlier, before an EF5 tornado with winds exceeding 200 miles per h... More
Closed Path - National parks scenic trails
Part of a tree fell right on the main path leading to the reconstructed earthworks.
Storm Debris, National Parks gallery
View of some of the storm debris washed onto Highway 12 from Hurricane Arthur.
Chief Machinist's Mate Matthew Gagnon checks for debris in a fire barr...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 27, 2015) Chief Machinist's Mate Matthew Gagnon checks for debris in a fire barrel before assisting in lighting the boilers aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is undergo... More
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris with heavy e...
A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. An excavator, a barge, and a crane are visible in the background. January 9, 2017
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris - January 27...
A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. January 27, 2017
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris in the bucket of ...
Plastic tubes, metal wire, and other material used in shellfish cultivation in the bucket of an excavator seconds after removal from Drakes Estero. March 10, 2017.
Corps of Engineers continues debris removal mission on islands of Puer...
A barge hauling more than 6,000 cubic yards of construction and demolition material arrives at the docks of Guayama, Puerto Rico, after leaving the island of Vieques earlier this week. Debris from the small isl... More
An olive ridley sea turtle floats trapped in abandoned
An olive ridley sea turtle floats trapped in abandoned fishing nets and line July 10, 2018, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. A Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton boat crew cut the turtle free and removed the debris from ... More
As part of the ongoing Hurricane Maria FEMA assigned
As part of the ongoing Hurricane Maria FEMA assigned debris mission, safety and environmental specialists inspect sites that are collecting and reducing deteriorated hardwood material, Humacao, Puerto Rico, Sep... More
Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 clear debris...
TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 03, 2018) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 clear debris to make room to set up a FEMA-provided tent, for a family whose home w... More
U.S. Airmen from the 3rd Wing, 176th Wing, and 477
U.S. Airmen from the 3rd Wing, 176th Wing, and 477 Fighter Group conduct a foreign object debris walk on the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2019. The Airmen conducted the FOD w... More
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s 1092nd
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s 1092nd Engineer Battalion conduct debris removal operations following recent flooding in Alderson, West Virginia, June 24, 2020. Various communities in West Virgini... More
“Stone Bridge--Leeds”, Stereoscope Card
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The earthquake ruptured pavement and fire wrecked mansions on Van Ness...
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Memorial arch and Memorial Church of Leland Stanford Jr. University, P...
reverse side of stereoscopic card
Amid the gray and blackened waste, great earthquake, San Francisco
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The wreck of San Francisco's magnificent City Hall building destroyed ...
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Searching for trinkets in front of the once magnificent Crocker Palace...
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A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first responders
A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first responders met with more than 100 displaced students from the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at the Charlotte Amalie High School Ruth E. Thomas Auditorium, in... More
As cleanup from the hurricanes, Irma and Maria continue
As cleanup from the hurricanes, Irma and Maria continue some communities are finishing off their debris removal. This morning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the debris removal in the municipality o... More
Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron,
Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River conduct a shoreline clean-up at the marina on MCAS New River, N.C., April 25, 2018. New River periodically organizes and c... More
Coast Guard Members from Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh
Coast Guard Members from Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh help clear debris from blocked roads thoughout Mexico Beach and Panama City, Florida, Oct. 14, 2018. Hurricane Michael made landfall on Oct. 10, 2018 caus... More
[Debris of collapsed houses.] Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collect...
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Mr. Carhart's cellar in which the family took refuge and were all save...
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Mr. Clark's house occupied by editor of Signal.
Iowa stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembl... More
[View of debris caused by flood.]
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Debris from Hurricane Sandy is processed at the Jacob
Debris from Hurricane Sandy is processed at the Jacob Riis Park where the Army Corps of Engineers works to clean and sort it into piles for recycling. Sand containing debris is cleaned by sand sifting machines ... More
Anthony Frost, one of three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Anthony Frost, one of three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel deployed to Puerto Rico that came to the aid of a severely injured man, poses at the Mississippi River Project Office on Dec. 28, 2017. Frost, ... More
Debris can be seen entangled in the Tainter gates at
Debris can be seen entangled in the Tainter gates at Lock and Dam 20 near Canton, Missouri. Debris is extremely common at this site after high water events and cleanup is and immense task.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Brigade
Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Brigade Engineer Battalion respond to eastern Iowa to help cleanup efforts in the wake of last week’s derecho. The Soldiers reported to Linn County on Aug. 14 to remo... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors secure a tree
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors secure a tree stump before hauling it from a tornado-damaged home lot in Joplin, Mo., July 1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing debris removal as part of the ... More
Amanda Burt holds a trash bag open for Jim Carter on
Amanda Burt holds a trash bag open for Jim Carter on the shoreline of Center Hill Lake. The Leadership Development Class collected 25 bags of trash as volunteers.
Debris in the Rockaway area of New York City remains
Debris in the Rockaway area of New York City remains a staggering problem. State and federal personnel from many agencies have pitched in to help. (Walt Jennings/FEMA)
Debris from Hurricane Sandy is processed at the Jacob
Debris from Hurricane Sandy is processed at the Jacob Riis Park where the Army Corps of Engineers works to clean and sort it into piles for recycling. Sand containing debris is cleaned by sand sifting machines ... More
Richard Cusimano poses with Carlos, the man he and
Richard Cusimano poses with Carlos, the man he and two other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel deployed to Puerto Rico came to the aid of, during a Christmas gathering in Rio Grande on Dec. 25, 2017. Three... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is consolidating
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is consolidating deteriorated hardwood debris at reduction sites in support of the FEMA assigned debris mission, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, September 4 , 2018. The Corps of Engin... More
Col. Daniel Hibner, Savannah District Commander, visits
Col. Daniel Hibner, Savannah District Commander, visits a temporary debris site in Seminole County, Ga. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government officials, started debris removal activity in... More
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, November 17, 2018 – A totaled car sits in the village of Koblerville after Super Typhoon Yutu passed through the island as the second strongest storm to hit... More
An Airman from the New York Air National Guard's 174th
An Airman from the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing removes debris from a blocked road in Herkimer County, N.Y. on Nov. 2, 2019. The road was blocked when a storm swept through the region on Octo... More
A bulldozer flattens piles of debris as part of
A bulldozer flattens piles of debris as part of demilitarization efforts aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 26, 2008. Camp Fallujah is being demilitarized to be turned over to the Iraqi government.
Once treasured items now laid to waste. Staten Islanders
Once treasured items now laid to waste. Staten Islanders clean up. FEMA is working with many partners including federal, state, local and tribal governments, voluntary faith-based and community-based organizati... More
Aerial view of debris piled up outside of homes in
Aerial view of debris piled up outside of homes in Breezy Point, N.Y. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread flooding and power outages in the area. (Photo by Andrea Booher/FEMA)
Richard Cordes, an electrical engineer with the U.S.
Richard Cordes, an electrical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District records trucks arriving at a landfill in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Oct. 12, 2017. USACE is working with local cont... More
Airman 1st Class Angela Schnedler, 436th Civil Engineer
Airman 1st Class Angela Schnedler, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering journeyman sets up a GPS surveying base station during an aircraft mishap survey exercise Dec. 18, 2018, near Killens Pond State Park... More
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 174th
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing remove equipment from a truck bed as they prepare to remove debris from a blocked road in Herkimer County, N.Y. on Nov. 2, 2019. The Airmen were ... More
Marines and family members with Headquarters and Support
Marines and family members with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., volunteer to pick up trash along MCB Camp Lejeune’s Wilson Boulevard, Jan. 12, 2019. In an effort to sus... More
Lance Cpl. Jordan Wolfe, Marine Wing Support Squadron
Lance Cpl. Jordan Wolfe, Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 heavy equipment operator, uses a multi-terrain loader to remove concrete on the Hunting Island beach, Feb. 20. The squadron is currently conducting an E... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris management efforts
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris management efforts across Puerto Rico are nearing completion. Debris collection and disposal takes a unified effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partners (Fede... More
Cpl. Timothy Grottendick, left, rifleman, 3rd Battalion,
Cpl. Timothy Grottendick, left, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, shovels debris during a community clean-up effort in Wonder Valley, Calif., Dec. 14, 2013. During a meeting, residents... More
Team Moody Airmen listen to a speaker during a flight
Team Moody Airmen listen to a speaker during a flight safety meeting, Jan. 2, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Team Moody started the New Year with a clean slate by picking up debris off the flightline this m... More
Contractor Crowder Gulf out of Mobile, Alabama delivers
Contractor Crowder Gulf out of Mobile, Alabama delivers debris left over from hurricanes Laura and Delta to a debris management site situated in a semi-remote location in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Tree and shrub... More
Brian Thompson, 27, and a native of Trenton, Mo., a
Brian Thompson, 27, and a native of Trenton, Mo., a small town just 250 miles north, volunteered to come here and help the city dig out from the mess and get back on its feet. He’s one of 87 U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Milk Street, looking towards Washington, Sterescope Card, Boston Publi...
Local Accession Number: 06_11_005260.Title: Milk Street, looking towards Washington.Statement of responsibility: H.G. Smith, Photographer, Studio Building.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Created/Publis... More
Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pa. U.S.A.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_000777.Title: Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pa. U.S.A..Statement of responsibility: Photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, N.H..Creator/Contributor: Kilbur... More
Searching for trinkets in front of the once magnificent Crocker Palace...
Local Accession Number: 06_11_001782.Title: Searching for trinkets in front of the once magnificent Crocker Palace, San Francisco.Genre: Stereographs; Halftone photomechanical prints.Date issued: 1906-1920 (app... More
Down California St. from Fairmount Hotel, the fire swept district of S...
Local Accession Number: 06_11_001823.Title: Down California St. from Fairmount Hotel, the fire swept district of San Francisco.Genre: Stereographs; Halftone photomechanical prints.Date issued: 1906-1920 (approx... More
Showing devastation by earthquake and fire, building containing munici...
Local Accession Number: 06_11_001839.Title: Showing devastation by earthquake and fire, building containing municipal records.Genre: Stereographs; Halftone photomechanical prints.Date issued: 1906-1920 (approxi... More
Nome, Alaska waterfront after a large storm, October 1913 (AL+CA 5886)
PH Coll 413.Album 12.50b Subjects (LCTGM): Storms--Alaska--Nome; Debris--Alaska--Nome; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome; ; ; ; ; Subjects (LCSH): Nome (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. ; ;
Pacific Packing & Navigation Company ruins after a storm, Nome, Alaska...
PH Coll 413.Album 12.58c Subjects (LCTGM): Storms--Alaska--Nome; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome; ; ; Subjects (LCSH): Debris--Alaska--Nome; Nome (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. ;
Debris littering fields. Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.
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Charlotte Street, St. Augustine, Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Col...
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Dr. Grewell's house. Five of the family held in the ruins but unhurt.
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Debris piled around bulkheads of a bridge apparently destroyed in a fl...
Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More
Debris and damaged buildings from explosion at the Curtis Hat Shop.
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Debris littering fields. Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.
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Debris from explosion. Newburyport MA. Stereoscope card.
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M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Provid...
Significance: The M.T. Marcello Company Building is significant for its associations with the history of the Providence food provisions industry. Established in 1918, the company was one of the leading local p... More
Bygge 10 maj 1966 Sverige. Public domain image.
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Looking north on Washington from Summer
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View looking down the river, James’ Mill in distance--Williamsburg
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Site of William Skinner’s Silk Mill, looking down river--Skinnerville
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Flume and ruined engine--Skinnerville, Stereoscope Card
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View looking up Leeds Street near Button Shop--Leeds
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French troops inspecting a wrecked zeppelin
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Searching for the dead among the ruins, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Opening the safes of a Market Street jewelry store, San Francisco, aft...
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Looking east from corner of Pine and Stockton, showing the ruins of th...
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Horrors of earthquake and fire -- near Union Square E. to Call Buildin...
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The never-ending search for the missing in the earthquake and fire dev...
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