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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Barn damage with house in background. Two horses survived in the barn despite the damage around them.
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage near Truax Field in Madison. The Gritzmacher farm milk house was twisted and shattered by the wind. A group of people are looking at the dam...
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Loading Relief Tractors on Train

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Men working on relief tractors on a flatbed railroad car for delivery to "tri-state tornado" victims.
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Men Loading Relief Tractors onto Truck

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: Men load relief tractors onto an International Harvester sales and service truck for delivery to victims of the "tri-state tornado." They appear to be movi...
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Relief Tractor Arrival

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Men preparing newly arrived and unloaded McCormick-Deering relief tractors near railroad tracks. The tractors appear to be 10-20s.
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Relief Tractors

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: Men driving thirteen McCormick-Deering relief tractors down a dirt road for delivery to the victims of the "tri-state tornado." There are people watching f...
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Men with McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: Three men posing around a McCormick-Deering tractor in front of a Mobiloil station on a road. The tractor appears to be a 10-20.
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Boys Working in Field

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Boys using hand tools to work in a field. A mule-drawn wagon is in the background. They are all wearing hats and overalls.
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Man Driving Relief Tractor

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering relief tractor to drag metal pieces from a "tri-state tornado" damaged residential area. The trees along the street have bro...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Men and Women Examining Debris

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Description: Men and women examining debris in a field, possibly caused by a tornado. A tree is on top of an automobile in the center. In the far distance are fields an...
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Scene at Fred Coleman Farm — Tornado

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: View from road of storm damage to a farm. The barn roof has blown off. Men are working on the roof, which has exposed roof timbers. In the foreground are t...
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Ruins of Cyclone

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: An overturned car sits among broken pieces of wood, including a broken chair, in a field. An arrow and the words: "Richard Sikora Killed Here" points to th...
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Ruins of Cyclone

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: The aftermath of a killer tornado, including an arrow and caption that reads: "William Berg Killed Here." In the background near the farmhouse are a group ...
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Scene at Munson Farm after Cyclone

Date: 06 12 1915
Description: Group of men and boys standing around the exposed foundation of a house in the foreground. There is part of an overturned roof on the left. Broken wood is ...
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Extreme Tornado Devastation

Date: 1899
Description: Stereograph of the devastation caused by a tornado. All that remains of trees are the main branches and trunks, some with building debris caught in them. P...

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