Searching for Tornado Victims--Before a tornado struck the downtown area here yesterday this was a five-story furniture store. The storm blew the walls out and the floors caved in burying many victims in the rubble. Here rescue workers begin the task of digging through the wreckage in search of victims.

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Title:
Searching for Tornado Victims--Before a tornado struck the downtown area here yesterday this was a five-story furniture store. The storm blew the walls out and the floors caved in burying many victims in the rubble. Here rescue workers begin the task of digging through the wreckage in search of victims.
Title (alt.):
Hunting Tornado Victims-This was a five-story furniture story in Waco, Tex., before storm struck. The walls were blown out and the floors caved in, burying many victims in the rubble. Rescue crew is digging through wreckage in search of bodies.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornado: 1950s: Wire Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. May 1953]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Tornadoes
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 211 x 257 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/hq37zn485
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Weather - Tornadoes - 1953. Hunting Tornado
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001582_0002
Barcode:
39999088103369