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Couple standing in destroyed house after '66 tornado
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DescriptionA black and white photograph taken after the 1966 tornado for a booklet by the SWB Telephone company. The booklet was called, "Tornado!" The photo shows a man and a woman standing inside of a house that was damaged in the tornado. The outside wall was torn off during the tornado letting the photo look directly into the house. The man and woman stand smiling out at the camera from within the house. There is debris covering the floor as well as damage to the standing walls and roof.
CreatorUnknownSubjectSouthwestern Bell Telephone Company1966 Topeka TornadoWeatherStormsTornado damageTopeka (Kan.)Date1966-06-08FormatjpgLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.30
CreatorUnknownSubjectSouthwestern Bell Telephone Company1966 Topeka TornadoWeatherStormsTornado damageTopeka (Kan.)Date1966-06-08FormatjpgLanguageEnglishIdentifierLH2026.02.30Related
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Unknown, Couple standing in destroyed house after '66 tornado (1966-06-08), [LH2026.02.30]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7060