Damage in Omaha, Nebraska, probably from tornado of March 23, 1913
Description
Black and white photograph (11 x 7 cm.) with a view in Omaha, Nebraska, probably after the Easter Tornado of March 23, 1913. Seen are two buildings surrounded by a fence. One building is leaning into the other. On the reverse is written in pen: Probably 1913 tornado, Frank Hummel.
Few disasters have devastated Omaha as completely as the Easter Tornado of March 23, 1913. The storm descended with terrible force just after Easter services on Sunday evening. The tornado created a path of destruction seven miles long and a quarter mile wide. It killed 140 Omahans and injured 400 others.
