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The scene in Murphysboro, Ill., after the Tri-State Tornado damaged the town on March 18, 1925, killing nearly 700 people.
The scene in Murphysboro, Ill., after the Tri-State Tornado damaged the town on March 18, 1925, killing nearly 700 people.
The Tri-State Tornado ripped through Murphysboro, Ill., on March 18, 1925.
The Tri-State Tornado ripped through Murphysboro, Ill., on March 18, 1925.
The Eagles Hall on South 13th Street in Murphysboro, Ill., was transformed into a hospital where the injured were cared for after the Tri-State Tornado ripped through the town on March 18, 1925.
The Eagles Hall on South 13th Street in Murphysboro, Ill., was transformed into a hospital where the injured were cared for after the Tri-State Tornado ripped through the town on March 18, 1925.
The first refugee family to arrive in Chicago from Murphysboro, Ill. after the Tri-State Tornado hit the town on March 18, 1925 was the Barnett family. From left are Mrs. Barnett, Albert Barnett, 6, Mr. Jacobs, grandfather, 86, Blanche Barnett, 14 months, Garrett Barnett, 5, and Ralph Barnett, 3, circa July 23, 1925.
The first refugee family to arrive in Chicago from Murphysboro, Ill. after the Tri-State Tornado hit the town on March 18, 1925 was the Barnett family. From left are Mrs. Barnett, Albert Barnett, 6, Mr. Jacobs, grandfather, 86, Blanche Barnett, 14 months, Garrett Barnett, 5, and Ralph Barnett, 3, circa July 23, 1925.