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This photograph shows tornadic damage to a home and a car in Topeka, Kansas. The destruction was a result of the June 8, 1966 tornado that began on the southwest side of the city and moved northeast toward the downtown area. The tornado cut a four block wide and eight mile long swath of destruction through the capital city.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: June 8 1966
Item Number: 51730
Call Number: ATSF Series 2, #416-23
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 51730
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1960s - 1966
Environment - Weather - Storms - Tornadoes
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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