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Tornado 1966 - Dale's House
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DescriptionA sepia photograph taken of a house hit by a steel beam in June of 1966 after sustaining damage in the 1966 Topeka Tornado. The photo shows the backside of the house. The steel beam was 32 inches long and weighed 1.5 tons. It can be seen puncturing the roof in the lower right of the image. The large tree next to the image is a sycamore tree. The picture was taken by the child/ren of the owners of the home.
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoWeatherStormsTornado damageTopeka (Kan.)Date1966-06-08FormatjpgLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.22
CreatorUnknownSubject1966 Topeka TornadoWeatherStormsTornado damageTopeka (Kan.)Date1966-06-08FormatjpgLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.22Related
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Unknown, Tornado 1966 - Dale's House (1966-06-08), [LH2026.02.22]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7033