Maple Ave. Ruins - A sample of nature's devastating power is shown in the wreckage along Maple Ave. in Shrewsbury. Here are pictured the remains of three homes and three cars. Worcester County tasted the bitter tornado of the type that recently struck Waco, Tex., and Flint, Mich.

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Title:
Maple Ave. Ruins - A sample of nature's devastating power is shown in the wreckage along Maple Ave. in Shrewsbury. Here are pictured the remains of three homes and three cars. Worcester County tasted the bitter tornado of the type that recently struck Waco, Tex., and Flint, Mich.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornados: Worcester, June 9, 1953 - Misc.
Date:
[ca. June 1953]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Tornadoes
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 183 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mc87sr50w
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Weather - Tornados. Worcester County. Maple Ave., Shrewsbury.
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_001579_0004
Barcode:
39999088103369