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1. Fiddlers Green Dwellings After the 1938 Tornado

Fiddlers Green Dwellings After the 1938 Tornado
Date:
1938
Description:
Photograph showing several dwellings in Fiddlers Green damaged or destroyed by the tornado of 1938. Handwritten on back of photo: "1st tornado hit Fiddlers Green, Negro section by Ashley Bridge, Hilly Street [should be Lilly Street], Sept. 29, '38."

2. Wooden Building After the 1938 Tornado

Wooden Building After the 1938 Tornado
Date:
1938
Description:
Photograph of wooden building demolished by the first tornado of September 29, 1938. The photograph is marked with a small green X to show the location of the body of a man killed by the tornado. Handwritten on back of photo: "1st tornado came in by Battery near Miller's junk yard - Laurence [Laurens?] Street. This shed is on top of small Negro house. The Negro was dead when found. Sept. 29, '38."

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