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Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of three men and one boy in wreckage caused by a tornado. Two men are standing outside of a doorway to a building that says "Superintendents Office;" the men are wearing helmets, uniforms, and one is holding a rifle. Behind them, a man holding a chair and a boy are standing in the doorway. In the foreground, there is debris across a sidewalk.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of a group of men and women in a gymnasium after a tornado. Wooden crates and cardboard boxes are scattered about. There are piles of clothes on benches. In the background, there are bleachers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of two women and one man in a gymnasium after a tornado. The women are wearing nurse uniforms, and the man is wearing a cowboy hat and long jacket. Surrounding them are tables with clothing and boxes on them. In the background, there is a long rack of clothing, and a basketball hoop on the wall.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of a man and woman at a concession stand in a gymnasium, after a tornado. The two are facing each other; the man has a red cross band on his arm. The front of the concession stand says "[Coca-Cola]." In the background, there are bleachers with clothing and other items. Two women are learning over the items.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of a group of women in a gymnasium after a tornado. There are behind a table with pots, paper cups, and various bags and boxes of food item. In the background, there is a rack of clothing and a basketball hoop.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of a group of police officers on the side of a road after a tornado. Some of the officers are standing, and others are sitting on motorcycles. Behind them are parked cars. In the background, there is wreckage from the tornado.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing outside after a tornado. A group of men are standing in the foreground. Behind them, there is a car that says "The Salvation Army Odessa, Texas" on the side; the car's back and side doors are open. A group of women, men, and children are standing at the back of the car. Wreckage from the tornado is surrounding the group.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Photograph of a building destroyed by a tornado. Some of the walls of the building are still standing. Two men are standing inside of it. In the foreground, there is a row of lawn chairs along a fence; part of the fence is destroyed.
Date: 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of a group of people in a gymnasium after a tornado. A group of women and men are standing behind a row of tables with paper cups and metal containers on it. In the foreground, a group of men are sitting in school desks. In the background, there is a long rack of clothing, and a basketball hoop above it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of two women sitting on bleachers after a tornado. One woman is wearing a military uniform, and is holding and feeding a baby. The other woman is standing above her holding a sign that says "American Red Cross Disaster Relief Headquarters." In the foreground, there are two school desks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of a group of people in an unidentified building after a tornado. Two women, one wearing a nurse uniform, are sitting at a table with a sign hanging from it that says "Registration." In the background, there are men standing, and men and women wearing military uniforms sitting in bleachers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of a group of people in an unidentified building after a tornado. Three women are sitting at a table in the foreground; two of the women are wearing Red Cross uniforms. A sign hanging from the table says "Registration." Behind them, a man is holding a sign that says "Clothing," and a woman is holding up a sign that says "First Aid." In the background, there are people sitting in bleachers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of a group of women nurses outside of an unidentified building. In the foreground, one nurse is standing beside a car that says "America Red Cross Bexar County Chapter" on the door. In the background, there are five nurses and one woman standing behind a truck with its back doors open; the truck says "Canteen Service" and "American Red Cross Bexar County Chapter" on the side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Tornado in Knox City

Description: Copy negative of the aftermath of a tornado in Knox City. There are piles of wood that appear to be from a dismantled home to the left. A small car is in the midst of the debris.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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