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Wind Storm Wreckage

Date: 1900
Description: Boy standing among the wreckage of various farm structures and implements apparently after a wind storm or tornado.
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McFarland Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Date: 1869
Description: View of the McFarland Lutheran church and cemetery. The church was started in 1869 and in use in 1873. It was dedicated on January 23, 1876. The church w...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Truax Field tornado damage, 2 miles north of Truax Field. Francis Lockman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lockman, is sitting on the seat of their tractor whi...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 06 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Paul Gritzmacher and a cow are in the damaged barn.
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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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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage in Truax Field area. The Anderson house chimney was damaged, and the trees surrounding it were uprooted.
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage in Truax Field area. Albert Anderson is shown holding the wire of a fence that held him during the storm. Oscar and Elmer Anderson, Albert's...
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Collapsed Building at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Four boys are posing standing and sitting among the debris of a collapsed wooden building at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, probably caused by a tornado. ...
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Fergus Falls Cyclone Wreckage

Date: 06 22 1919
Description: Panoramic view of Fergus Falls after a cyclone ravaged it. Grand Hotel (middle), and Catholic Church (right), have been labeled. Red River Milling Company ...
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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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Tri-State Tornado Relief Depot

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Two men standing outside the Indiana Farm Bureau relief depot. The building appears to be under construction, with no doors or windows in place, and lumber...
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Relief Directors on Tractors

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: Relief directors drive McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors to plow a field.
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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 readying a line of McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors for delivery for "tri-state tornado" victims. The tractors are parked in a row near what appears to...
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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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Women on Relief Tractors

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Two women using McCormick-Deering relief tractors in a field damaged by the "tri-state tornado." The tractors appear to be 10-20s.
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Man on Relief Tractor

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: A man using a McCormick-Deering relief tractor to work in a field affected by the "tri-state tornado." The tractor appears to be a 10-20.
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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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