[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905]

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Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1905.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Laredo Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1078 times, with 8 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Laredo Public Library

The Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library materials include local history materials selected for the grant Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-Risk Photographs and Maps. Images include photographs of the border area, Fort McIntosh and maps of early Laredo.

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Buildings destroyed by 1905 tornado. Shows railroad in foreground. Jerry Thompson's book, Laredo: A Pictorial History, describes this photo as damage to buildings of Mexican National Railway, totally destroyed by the tornado.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

Rescuing Texas History is a project that aims to digitize at-risk photographs, maps, artwork, and more. Funding was provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas.

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  • 1905

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  • May 8, 2006, 10:19 a.m.

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  • May 4, 2011, 5:25 p.m.

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[Buildings destroyed by tornado 1905], photograph, 1905; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth13290/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Laredo Public Library.

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