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Before and After Hurricane Camille:

The Morning Before Hurricane Camille Devastated the Gulf Goast
Left image (103 KB): Biloxi, Mississippi at 7:00 am
Right image (117 KB): Biloxi, Mississippi at 8:45 am
(Photo Credit: Joe Scholtes)

Left image (201 KB): Richelieu Apartments Before Hurricane Camille
Right image (216 KB): Richelieu Apartments After Hurricane Camille
Pass Christian, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Chauncey Hinman)

Left image (198 KB): Shopping Center on U.S. Highway 90 Before Hurricane Camille
Right image (222 KB): Shopping Center on U.S. Highway 90 After Hurricane Camille
Long Beach, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Chauncey Hinman)

Left image (210 KB): Trinity Episcopal Church Before Hurricane Camille
Right image (200 KB): Trinity Episcopal Church After Hurricane Camille
Pass Christian, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Chauncey Hinman)

Left image (132 KB): Merry Mansion Before Hurricane Camille
Right image (215 KB): Merry Mansion After Hurricane Camille
(Merry Mansion survived a 1947 hurricane, only to be destroyed by Camille)
Gulfport, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Lew Ashley and Chauncey Hinman Respectively)

Left image (120 KB): Baricev's Seafood Harbor Before Hurricane Camille
Right image (113 KB): Baricev's Seafood Harbor After Hurricane Camille
Biloxi, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Chauncey Hinman)

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The Destruction of Hurricane Camille:

Left image (377 KB): Boat Ashore in Biloxi, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)
Right image (233 KB): Belltower of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Fred Hutchings)

Left image (211 KB): House At Rest On Top of Cars in Point Cadet, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: Fred Hutchings)
Right image (205 KB): Yacht At Rest On lawn of Gulfport First Baptist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi (Courtesy: The Sun Herald)

Left image (384 KB): Highway 90 West of Bay of St. Louis, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)
Right image (325 KB): Front of the A&P Store in Long Beach, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)

Left image (212 KB): Motels West of Biloxi, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)
Right image (187 KB): Hurricane Camille's Rising Tide (Photo Credit: Mike Ramsey)

Left image (259 KB): James River Near Richmond, Virginia (Thompson 1969, Weatherwise)
Right image (217 KB): James River at Richmond, Virginia
(Courtesy: Richmond Times Dispatch)

Left image (185 KB): Destroyed Residence in Long Beach, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)
Right image (205 KB): Small Craft Washed Inland by High Tides in Biloxi, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: Earl and Beverly Hammond)

Left image (191 KB): Memorial Tablet for Camille Victims in Biloxi, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: The Sun Herald)
Right image (183 KB): Downtown Pass Christian, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Fred Hutchings)

Left image (216 KB): Seawall at Paradise Point in Mississippi City, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: Paul Montell)
Right image (182 KB): Gulfport's New $160,000 Recreation Center in Gulfport, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: Chauncey Hinman)

Left image (387 KB): Destroyed Residence From Front Doorstep in Long Beach, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)
Right image (184 KB): Typical Small Boat Damage in Gulfport, Mississippi
(Criswell and Cummins 1970)

Left image (148 KB): Beached Ships in Gulfport, Mississippi (Photo Credit: Fred Hutchings)
Right image (233 KB): St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: The Fennells)

Left image (233 KB): Downtown Biloxi, Mississippi (Courtesy: Keesler AFB History Office)
Right image (252 KB): Epitaphs For 3 Unidentified Female Hurricane Camille Victims Detailing Vital Statistics and Wearing Apparel At Time of Recovery in Gulfport, Mississippi
(Photo Credit: Vernon Matthews)

Left image (172 KB): Flooded Weather Bureau Observatory (DeAngelis 1969, Weatherwise)
Right image (99 KB): Camille's Envelope of High Water From SLOSH Model
(Wilson Shaffer, National Weather Service/NOAA)

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