20th and Miami

Looking West

24th Street

Looking North from Erskine Street

24th & Erskine

How big trees were uprooted by the storm.  This picture also shows how the wind bent a big waste pipe.

24th & Lake

North-East Corner

29th & Hamilton

Residential District

38th Street

What the wind did to a fashionable house.

40th & Farnam

What the wind did to a garage.  The autos are hanging seemingly by nothing, but are really held by masses of debris.

36th & Cuming

Auto garage showing how easily a powerful machine can be overturned.

44th & Harney

Home of Otto Baysdorfer, 44th & Harney. This home sat on a terrace facing Harney, it now faces 44th. In the script of I believe the original owner of this booklet it states: "He used to live with his parents across the street from us on 12th Street near Williams and I used to play with his two young sisters Emma and Ella before my mother died."

3814 Davenport

The wreckage of the home of Charles Black. This was a handsome two-story house, located at 3814 Davenport. Mr. Black was not at home but his family were buried in the cellar. They escaped uninjured. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Harris were also in the house and were injured.

Wreck of Arthur Brandeis' Beautiful Home.

3507 Cuming

M. D. Cameron, 3507 Cuming who was taken from the ruins.

4402 Leavenworth

Aug. Carsten's Home, 4402 Leavenworth Street.

Child Saving Institute

Wreck on the Roof of the Child Saving Institute. The Child Saving Institute was on the edge of the storm and therefore escaped serious damage. Nevertheless two babies were blown out of the windows and killed.

24th & Lake

A pile of empty coffin boxes from which were taken coffins in which victims of the tornado were placed.

3419-21 Cuming

Two homes of South Levin, 3419-21 Cuming. Mr. & Mrs. Levin and daughter were completely covered in the wreck and were rescued several hours later.

Diamond Moving Picture Show 

Where several people were killed.

3812 Davenport 

Inspecting their former home. The picture is of Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Dozier on the site of their former home at 3812 Davenport. The entire family was more or less bruised, but none of them seriously.

4222 Farnam 

J. H. Driscol's Home, 4222 Farnam. Searching the wreckage for some of their belongings.

41st & Farnam 

Home of George Duncan, 41st & Farnam, who was killed. Those in the picture are Mrs. A. V. Dresher, Mrs. McKnight, Mrs. Ellis & Miss Duncan.

40th & Farnam 

Electric Garage, 40th & Farnam, where several thousand dollars of autos were destroyed.

4115-17-19 Farnam 

A view of the wreckage at 4115-17-19 Farnam street where Miss Mabel McBride and A. J. Peck met their death. This land is in a hollow, and here the force of the wind was terrific. The houses were crumpled like cardboard and the occupants crushed.

4113-15-17 Farnam One person killed in each home, Miss Mabel McBride, Mr. Archer & Mr. A. Y. Peck.

32nd & Franklin

Looking South-West

28th & Parker

German Lutheran Church

Beemis Park District

Tolf Hanson's home.