Our home movies of the aftermath of Hurricane Celia in Corpus Christi, TX. Hurricane Celia made landfall Aug 3, 1970.
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Still photos are from the book “…And Celia was her name” , Editor Hal Barron, Contributors Michael L. Warden, Boone Publications, Inc, Publisher Boone Publications, 1970, Length 64 pages
Music from Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March; from “Twilight of the Gods” Richard Wagner 1876. Performed by The Bulgarian Radio and TV Symphony
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