| Image: | hal108 |
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| Original Caption: | GAINESVILLE, GA. AFTER TORNADO, APR. 6-1936 |
| Description |
Gainesville, April 6, 1936. Destruction and debris caused when a tornado struck the city. Note the roof that has caved in. As a result of the tornado, over 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 taken showing that the buildings behind Gallant Belk Company were demolished by the Tornado of April 6, 1936. Gallant Belk was located on the Public Square at the corner of West Spring and South Bradford Streets. |
| Type of original |
Photographs |
| Subjects |
Gainesville | Hall County | Tornadoes--Georgia--Gainesville | Gallant-Belk Company Building (Gainesville, Ga.) | Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--Gainesville | Rubble--Georgia--Gainesville | Public Square (Gainesville, Ga.) | Spring Street (Gainesville, Ga.) | Bradford Street (Gainesville, Ga.) | 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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