| Image: | hal076 | | Larger JPG image. | MrSID image. | | |  | | Georgia Division of Archives and History |
| | Original Caption: | GAINESVILLE, GA. AFTER TORNADO, APR. 6-1936. | | Description |
Gainesville, April 6, 1936. View of Bradford Street on the courthouse square after a disastrous tornado had struck the city. Note the debris and damage which resulted. The building that housed a store owned by Jake Sacks appears to have caught fire. As a result of the tornado, 100 people were killed, hundreds were injured, and the property damage was in the millions. |
| Additional Information |
2003/06/18: The tornado that struck on April 6, 1936 is considered one of the worst in American history, in terms of casualties and property damage.
Photograph of Jake Sacks and their buildings on South Bradford Street that were set afire by the tornado on April 6, 1936. Other buildings on South Bradford Street visible in the photograph include J.M. Parks & Sons, the Hub, and Robinson's. |
| Type of original |
Photographs |
| Subjects |
Gainesville | Hall County | Tornadoes--Georgia--Gainesville | Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--Gainesville | Fires--Georgia--Gainesville | Stores, Retail--Fires and fire prevention | Jake Sacks (Gainesville, Ga.) | Jake Sacks (Gainesville, Ga.)--Fire, 1936 | South Bradford Street (Gainesville, Ga.) | J.M. Parks & Sons (Gainesville, Ga.) | Hub (Gainesville, Ga.) | Robinson's (Gainesville, Ga.) | Business | Disasters | Cities and towns |
| Cite as |
Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State. |
| Usage note |
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. |
| Held by |
Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 |
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