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#12 Not far from heart of town. 11th & Kansas.
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DescriptionA black and white photograph showing the aftermath of the 1966 Topeka tornado; photo taken at 11th and Topeka, looking north toward the state capitol building; huge piles of debris can be seen in foreground; to the left is a boarded up building with a man standing at the door; typed at bottom of photograph in white: "#12 Not far from heart of town. 11th & Kansas."; a white label is adhered to bottom left on verso; typed on label in black: "#12 Not far from heart of town. 11th & Kansas."
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoKansas AvenueDowntown TopekaTornado damage1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date1966FormatjpgDimensions3.375"w x 5.25"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.03
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoKansas AvenueDowntown TopekaTornado damage1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date1966FormatjpgDimensions3.375"w x 5.25"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.03Geographic Location
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PlaceTopeka, KSEvent1966 Topeka Tornado
Event1966 Topeka TornadoAdmin
LocationTR-1-1-1
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Unknown, #12 Not far from heart of town. 11th & Kansas. (1966), [LH2026.02.03]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 13/06/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6864