Gift Home for Tornado Victims-When a twister shattered the O'Neill Willis home (upper picture) killing Mrs. Willis and injuring the father and seven children, four communities moved to help the family. Building materials, furnishings, a site and $5,200 cash were donated and workers gave their time free to build the new home (lower picture). Craftsmen are shown swarming over the incompleted house yesterday.

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Title:
Gift Home for Tornado Victims-When a twister shattered the O'Neill Willis home (upper picture) killing Mrs. Willis and injuring the father and seven children, four communities moved to help the family. Building materials, furnishings, a site and $5,200 cash were donated and workers gave their time free to build the new home (lower picture). Craftsmen are shown swarming over the incompleted house yesterday.
Title (alt.):
Help for Tornado Victims-A tornado levelled the O'Neill Willis home (upper photo) in Muscle Shoals, Ala., killing Mrs. Wilis and injuring the father and seven children. Later four communities moved in with money, labor and materials to build a new home (lower photo) for the motherless family.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornados: 1950s: Wire Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. March 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 258 x 210 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/q237ms99n
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
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_0028
Barcode:
39999088103369