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16. The business section was hit hard. Ten hundred blk. Kans.
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DescriptionA black and white photograph showing the damage done to the 1000 block of Kansas Avenue after the 1966 Topeka tornado; a row of buildings is the main focus of the image, and the ground is littered with debris; typed at bottom of the image in white type: "16 The business section was hit hard. Ten hundred blk. Kans."; on verso is a white label, typewritten: "The business section was hit hard. Ten hundred block Kansa Ave."; number 16 is handwritten at top of the label
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoKansas AvenueTornado damage1966 tornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date1966FormatjpgDimensions3.378" w x 5.25" lLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.01
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoKansas AvenueTornado damage1966 tornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date1966FormatjpgDimensions3.378" w x 5.25" lLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.01Geographic Location
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PlaceTopeka, KSEvent1966 Topeka Tornado
Event1966 Topeka TornadoAdmin
LocationTR-1-1-1
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Unknown, 16. The business section was hit hard. Ten hundred blk. Kans. (1966), [LH2026.02.01]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6862