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These eighteen color slides show scenes of the destruction after the June 8, 1966, Topeka tornado. The first seven were shot from the top of the Statehouse, and one shows the damage to the Capitol dome. The next seven show damage to cars and buildings in the downtown area, including the water tower at 11th and Kansas Avenue, Brier Insurance, and Dependable Cars. One shows a National Guardsman directing traffic. The last four photos were taken from Burnett's Mound looking north. All the photographs were taken by Walter Fredericksen, who worked for the State Highway Commission in Topeka at the time.
Date: June 1966
Item Number: 455194
Call Number: Digital file. KSHS, 2019-111
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455194
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Tornadoes
Date - 1960s - 1966
Environment - Weather - Storms - Tornadoes
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Slides
People
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Transportation - Automobiles
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Slides
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