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Tornado Damaged Area
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Elevated view over water of the damage created by a tornado. A river, with debris visibly floating in it, runs through the town. Groups of people are walking through the streets, and tents are along the shoreline.
June 12, 1899
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Smoldering Debris
June 12, 1899
Still smoldering fires and wreckage amidst debris left in the wake of a tornado.
Group Clearing Debris
June 12, 1899
A man works to clear debris in the aftermath of a tornado. Other men, women and children are gathered nearby.
Growd Gathered Around Debris
June 12, 1899
A crowd gathers amid debris left from the aftermath of a tornado. Trees have been stripped of their limbs and bark, and houses have been flattened by the natural disaster.
Tornado Damaged House
June 12, 1899
A woman and her young daughter stand in a yard examining a house in the aftermath of a tornado. The house has one entire side missing, a tree leans over on its side, and debris fills the yard.
Firetruck Amid Debris
June 12, 1899
A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado.
Tornado Debris
June 12, 1899
Debris left after tornado. A portion of a roof from a collapsed building lies on top of the debris, including the wheels of a carriage or cart.
