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These photographs show damage to Greensburg, Kansas, after an EF5 tornado struck the town on May 4, 2007. The tornado was part of a storm system which effected south central Kansas. About 95% of Greensburg was destroyed, thirteen people were killed, and at least sixty people were injured.
Creator: Sweet, Mary
Date: May 2007
Item Number: 212259
Call Number: 2008-226.01
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212259
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Hospitals
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Tornadoes
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Community Life - Scenes and views - Residential
Date - 2000s - 2007
Environment - Weather - Storms - Tornadoes
Home and Family - Residences - Exteriors
Home and Family - Residences - Interiors
Places - Cities and towns - Greensburg
Places - Counties - Kiowa
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
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