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1. Wreckage of Calvary Baptist Church After the 1938 Tornado

Wreckage of Calvary Baptist Church After the 1938 Tornado
Date:
1938
Description:
Photograph of the wreckage of the Calvary Baptist Church, an African-American church demolished by the tornado of September 29, 1938. Located at the corner of Sumter Street and Ashley Avenue; address may have been 387 Sumter Street. Handwritten on back of photo: "Old Negro church on Sumter Street, corner of Ashley Avenue. This was done by second tornado that hit 2 miles from the other one. Sept. 29, 1938."

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