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IDNO:
040827
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Man and woman stand on top of rubble that was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history, which occurred on June 23, 1944.
IDNO:
040828
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Homes in Shinnston that were damaged due to the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
IDNO:
040829
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
People gather along the West Fork River looking over to the hardest hit area by the tornado, Pleasant Hill, where no more than ten houses were left standing.
IDNO:
040830
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Destruction was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. This image shows the tornado was selective, destroying some houses yet leaving others in neighborhood intact.
IDNO:
040831
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Home destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history.
IDNO:
040832
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Destruction of homes caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
IDNO:
040833
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Completely missing homes due to the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
IDNO:
040834
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Family observes the destruction caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history which killed sixty-six people in the town and surrounding area.
IDNO:
040835
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Homes in ruins due to the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. Several cars line the road as people arrive to help or sight-see.
IDNO:
040836
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
What's left of a home hit by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. Noted the unbroken jars of canned food line-up among the ruins.
IDNO:
040837
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
People walk the street observing the damage caused to the homes.
IDNO:
040838
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Rescuers recover a body from ravine. 103 people were killed by the tornado in West Virginia.
IDNO:
040839
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944/06/24
Description:
Debris on river bank from what's left of of 6, two story homes in Pleasant Hill, the neighborhood hit the hardest by the tornado. No more than ten houses were left standing.
IDNO:
040840
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Debris on Pleasant Hill, the area hit hardest by the tornado.
IDNO:
040841
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Destruction caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
IDNO:
040842
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Home ripped in half from the tornado in Shinnston. The deadliest tornado to hit West Virginia in history.
IDNO:
040847
Title:
Surveying Damage at Filling Station from Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
People observe the ruins including a gas pump and cases of unbroken bottles of pop.
IDNO:
040848
Title:
Destruction from Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
A seemingly untouch automobile sits among the debris of a destroyed structure.
IDNO:
040849
Title:
Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.
IDNO:
040850
Title:
Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.
IDNO:
040851
Title:
Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.
IDNO:
040852
Title:
Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.