Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
P1044a-e |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
1945 Tornado Damage |
Description |
Black and white snapshots of the aftermath of the April 1945 tornado ; a) Street Scene - poss. N. 8th St. ; b) St. Peter's Church, s.w. cor. 8th & Maine, rear view. ; c) Downtown, rear view of damaged bldgs. ; d) Broadway, between.5th & 6th North Side, #527 & #537. (#527=Adams County Detention Home, later named Oak Haven; #537 = Bell Telephone Co., previously the Bartlett Mansion) ; e) Third Adams County Courthouse - dome gone. |
Collection |
PICTURES |
Date |
1945 |
Search Terms |
Disasters Adams County Courthouse, 1877-1945 Adams County Detention Home Churches, Catholic St. Peter's Catholic Church Tornado, April 1945 Illinois Bell Telephone Company |
Photographer |
(poss.) Fisher, John Corban |