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Approaching Pacific Storm Front and Ocean Surf (1927)

An atmospheric seascape featuring a dark, horizontal storm cloud hanging over the Pacific Ocean horizon above breaking whitecaps. — Approaching Pacific Storm Front and Ocean Surf (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An engineer's study in coastal meteorology, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this dramatic 1927 photograph of a heavy, dark storm front sweeping low over the Pacific Ocean above breaking surf.