Tops of houses on A street Northeast were lifted completely off and carried to the street when the twister reached this section. If the tornado had dipped lower there is no telling how many persons would have been killed or injured
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1927
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,008 × 7,752 pixels
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"Tops of houses on A street Northeast were lifted completely off and carried to the street when the twister reached this section. If the tornado had dipped lower there is no telling how many persons would have been killed or injured" (1927). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tops_of_houses_on_A_street_Northeast_were_lifted_completely_off_and_carried_to_the_street_when_the_twister_reached_this_section._If_the_tornado_had_dipped_lower_there_is_no_telling_how_many_LCCN2016888542.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 298190.
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