The Boston Molasses
DISASTER
THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER
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PARK, EDWARDS. “WITHOUT WARNING, MOLASSES SURGED OVER BOSTON 100 YEARS AGO”. NOVEMBER 1983. PUBLISHED ONLINE 14 JANUARY 2019 SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE. ACCESSED 17 JANUARY 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/without-warning-molasses-january-surged-over-boston-180971251/
SOHN, EMILY. “WHY THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD WAS SO DEADLY”. 15 JANUARY 2019. UPDATED 16 JANUARY 2020 HISTORY. ACCESSED 17 JANUARY 2022. https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science
PRESS, JULIA. “A DEADLY TSUNAMI OF MOLASSES IN BOSTON’S NORTH END”. 15 JANUARY 2019. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/685154620/a-deadly-tsunami-of-molasses-in-bostons-north-end
“US CENSUS BUREAU HISTORY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD OF 1919”. US CENSUS BUREAU. JANUARY 2019. ACCESSED 17 JANUARY 2022. https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2019/january_2019.html
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BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER : CHANTAL DOWNLOADED FROM ADOBE
IMAGE: FILE:Boston Waterfront c1906 LOC 09012.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Waterfront, Boston, Mass. c. 1906. Rowes Wharf at right.
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN. PD: PRE 1927
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Waterfront_c1906_LOC_09012.jpg
IMAGE: FILE:”Eat Syrup and Molasses. Save Sugar by Using Best Louisiana Molasses and Sugar Cane Syrup.” – NARA – 512531.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Molasses Advertisement. US Food Administration, circa 1917 – 1919
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN. PD: PRE 1927. Provided by NARA Co-Op Project
IMAGE: FILE:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De melasse opslaginstallatie en spoorwagons op het particulier zijspoor op terrain van de N.V. Pure Cane Molasses Company Java vestiging te Tjilatjap Midden-Java TMnr 60011538.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Storage facility and rail wagons NV Pure Cane Molasses Company, Java.
CITATION: Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures. CC BY-SA 3.0
IMAGE: FILE:BOSTONMOLASSESDISASTER.JPG
DESCRIPTION: PANORAMA OF THE MOLASSES DISASTER SITE GLOBE NEWSPAPER CO. 1919
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN. PD: PRE 1927
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BostonMolassesDisaster.jpg
IMAGE: FILE: 1919 MOLASSESFLOOD BOSTON.PNG
DESCRIPTION: AFTERMATH OF THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER IN 1919
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN. PD: PRE 1927
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1919_MolassesFlood_Boston.png
IMAGE: FILE:BOSTON 1919 MOLASSES DISASTER – EL TRAIN STRUCTURE.JPG
DESCRIPTION: ELEVATED TRAIN STRUCTURE DAMAGED BY SHRAPNEL FROM THE 1919 BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN PD: PRE 1927
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_1919_molasses_disaster_-_el_train_structure.jpg
IMAGE: FILE:NORTH END MOLASSES TANK.JPG
DESCRIPTION: THE MOLASSES TANK IN THE NORTH END OF BOSTON BEFORE IT EXPLODED IN 1919.
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN PD: PRE 1927
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_End_molasses_tank.jpg
IMAGE: FILE:BOSTON DAILY GLOBE JAN. 16, 1919.PNG
DESCRIPTION: BOSTON DAILY GLOBE FRONT PAGE 16 JANUARY 1919 BY BOSTON DAILY GLOBE
CITATION: PUBLIC DOMAIN. PD: PRE 1927
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Daily_Globe_Jan._16,_1919.png
IMAGE: FILE:BOSTON MOLASSES AREA MAP.PNG
DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF USGS MAP SHOWING DOWNTOWN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. RED CIRCLE ADDED BY IMEOWBOT AND PLACED INTO PUBLIC DOMAIN BY IMEOWBOT.
CITATION: ORIGINAL IMAGE PUBLIC DOMAIN WORK OF US GOVT. RED CIRCLE PUBLIC DOMAIN BY IMEOWBOT.
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_molasses_area_map.png
IMAGE: FILE:MOLASSES FLOOD HISTORICAL MARKER.JPG
DESCRIPTION: FILE:MOLASSES FLOOD HISTORICAL MARKER AUTHOR MLHALSEY
CITATION: CC BY-SA 3.0 UNPORTED
SOURCE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Molasses_Flood_Historical_Marker.jpg
IMAGE: FILE:Boston Skyline from Longfellow Bridge September 2017 panorama 2.jpg
DESCRIPTION: Boston Back Bay Skyline Panorama by King of Hearts
CITATION: CC BY-SA 4.0 by King of Hearts
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