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[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the destroyed Laubhan and Schwab Hardware store after a tornado. The ground is covered with wreckage, including wooden planks and beams, tables and chairs. Four men in jackets and hats stand on top of the wreckage in the center of the photo. Shelves remain standing in the background. Across the bottom are the words, "Laubhan & Schwab Hdwe. Bring on the Bulldozer."
Date: 1949
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1949
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Truck and Houses After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of a truck and three houses after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The truck's hood is caved in. Behind the truck are the three houses and trees. All over the ground is debris, mostly wooden beams.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Group with Belongings After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of two men and one woman bringing belongings into a school building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The woman wears a coat and headscarf, the man in the center is bending down in front of a suitcase and wearing a leather jacket and hat, and the man beside him wears coveralls and a cap and carries blankets. The school building is in the background with trees in front of it. On the left side of the frame are parked cars. In the foreground is a tank and broken tree limbs and w… more
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Men in Debris After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on top of a metal beam in front of a damaged building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The building's windows are blown out. One man wear a leather jacket and hat and is pointing at the ground. The man behind him wears overalls and a cap. All over the ground is a pile of debris that includes bricks, beams, and wire.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of House and Debris After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of a damaged house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The awning of the porch is caving in. There are three trees on the sides of the house. In front of the house is a large pile of of debris that includes wooden beams and tree limbs.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Windmill, Fallen Trees and Debris After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of fallen trees and a windmill with bend blades after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. There is a truck and a fence on the left side of the frame. The ground is covered with wooden beams and debris.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Three Links mural]

Description: Photograph of the mural in the outdoor seating area at the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. There are two hands shaking, three chains linked together and the words "Three Links" at the top by the ceiling.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Tour participants in Pavilion]

Description: Photograph of the tour members standing in and looking at the emptied out interior of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are large hanging lights and exposed beams and planks in the ceiling. All of the walls have tall windows that reach to the floor. There are also ceiling fans.
Date: April 24, 2018
Location: 32.773264 -96.788703
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Links outdoor area]

Description: Photograph of the outdoors area of the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. It is uncovered and there is a high wooden fence around the perimeter. A storage shed is in the corner and the ends of some picnic tables are also visible.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Empty pavilion interior]

Description: Photograph of the emptied out interior of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are large hanging lights and exposed beams and planks in the ceiling. All of the walls have tall windows that reach to the floor. There are also fans and a storage closet at the far end.
Date: April 24, 2018
Location: 32.773264 -96.788703
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Links outdoor shed]

Description: Photograph of the shed in the outdoor area of the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. There's a tall wooden fence around the perimeter and fliers on the walls. A ramp and picnic table are visible to the side.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Links location tour]

Description: Photograph of the outdoor seating area at the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. There are several picnic tables under a metal awning held up by wooden beams. There are two people standing by the door, touring to scout locations for the DFW Archives Bazaar.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Interior of Three Links]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. Two people are at the end of the bar and there is seating on two sides and down the middle is an open walking area. There are hanging lights and a stage against the back wall.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Links outdoor space]

Description: Photograph of the covered seating area outside of the Three Links bar in Deep Ellum. There are picnic tables and a ramp leading to a storage shed. A woman is visible in the lower corner of the photo.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: 32.784391 -96.784490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lamp Hanging from Beams]

Description: Photograph of a lamp hanging from the point where two wooden beams meet on the ceiling of a building in Clarksville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[Roof of a Heavily Damaged Church]

Description: Photograph of the top of a heavily damaged church building. There is a short tower on the left-hand side that has a window with shattered panes. On the right-hand side of the image, an entire wall of bricks have been ripped off, making the wooden support beams and the inside of the church visible. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st. After fire 11-21-52".
Date: 1952~
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Side View of a Building Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of the a side street view of a building being constructed. The front of the building, which is facing the left-hand side of the image, is covered in construction rafters. The side of the building, which is facing the front of the image, is made of brick and is lined with half-round windows. The wide dirt street in front of the building extends from the foreground to the left-hand side of the image. Large palm trees are visible in the far background. There is a handwritten note on the… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Church Building Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of the side of a church building in the process of being built. The half-built structure, which spans the entire width of the image, is made of brick. The entire side of the building is lined with half-round windows. The structure does not yet have a roof, however there is a belfry tower built at the front of the building which faces the right-hand side of the image. The front of the building is covered with wood beams and rafters. There are piles of wood along the side of the buildi… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Chapel Building Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of a roofless brick building under construction. There are rafters that surround the small, one-story building, and several workers are building the skeleton of a future completed roof. There is a row of windows at the side of the building, and it is raised from the ground on short stilts. The wide dirt road in the foreground travels across the front of the building as well as the two small houses next to it on the left-hand side. There is an automobile parked at the side of one of t… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Walter S. Scott
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Men Cleaning Debris After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of seven men in hats cleaning a pile of debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. One man wears a flannel shirt and overalls, the others wear jackets. There is an old truck on the left side of the frame. The ground is covered with debris including, bricks, wooden planks, and pipes. Behind the men is a building with busted windows.
Date: April 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Man and Fallen House After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of an elderly man picking up an object from the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The man is wearing a jacket and cap. The ground is covered with fallen walls, clothing, and wooden beams. Behind him is a house who's walls are caved in. Within the walls is a bed frame with blankets and clothes on it. In the background is a car with people standing by it.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Men Cleaning Tornado Debris]

Description: Photograph of a group of six to nine men cleaning debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the right side of the frame is a large truck. The men are throwing a pile of bricks into the back of the truck. The license plate on the truck reads, "Farm Truck RB3207 Texas 47". The men wear jackets and some wear hats. In the background is another commercial truck and the brick side of a damaged store with a sign that reads, "Weis Dry Goods".
Date: April 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Men Cleaning Tornado Debris]

Description: Photograph of a group of men cleaning debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Three men are shoveling bricks and dirt into the back of a truck. Two men are bending down with their hands in the debris, two others look on. All the men wear jackets and hats, six of the jackets are leather. In the background is a wide street with cars and people in it. Along the opposite side of the street are rows of stores.
Date: April 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
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