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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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Ruined Barn

Date: 1911
Description: A ruined barn and farm destroyed by a tornado that hit Oregon, Wisconsin.
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Ruins of Jones Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: The ruins of the Jones farm after a tornado came through Oregon, Wisconsin.
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Horses in the Ruins

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Horses among the ruins of the Papgleco Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Ruins of Dreher Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: The ruins of the Dreher farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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People at the Dreher Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: People observe the ruins of the Dreher farm.
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Dreher Farm Ruins

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Ruined farm buildings on the Dreher Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Boy on Dreher Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: A boy standing in the midsts of the ruins of the Dreher Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Dreher Farm Ruins

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: The ruins of the Dreher Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Osterson Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Debris scattered all over the Osterson Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Bartlett Farm

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Men clearing the ruined barn on the Bartlett Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Bartlett Farm Ruins

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Three people observe the ruins of the barn that was hit by a tornado on the Bartlett Farm.
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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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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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