Handwritten Notes: "Beach St. Vineyard Haven 1944"

"1938 hurricane, not 1944" [WHR 1999]

Can you identify any people, things, places, or events in this photograph? How about the time period? Or do you know where this photo came from? Email me at cbaer@vineyard.net.

Date: 1938-44?
Location: Vineyard Haven - downtown - Beach Street
Keywords: trees; cars; telephone poles; hurricanes; storms; gales; wreckage