- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- GAINESVILLE, GA. AFTER TORNADO, APR. 6-1936.
- Date of Original:
- 1936
- Subject:
- Fires--Georgia--Gainesville
Tornadoes--Georgia--Gainesville
Business--Georgia--Gainesville
Disasters--Georgia--Gainesville
Cities and towns--Georgia--Gainesville
Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--Gainesville
Stores, Retail--Fires and fire prevention
Jake Sacks (Gainesville, Ga.)
Jake Sacks (Gainesville, Ga.)--Fire, 1936
South Bradford Street (Gainesville, Ga.)
J.M. Parks & Sons (Gainesville, Ga.)
Hub (Gainesville, Ga.)
Robinson's (Gainesville, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Gainesville, April 6, 1936. View of Bradford Street on the courthouse square after a disastrous tornado had struck the city. Note the debris and damage which resulted. The building that housed a store owned by Jake Sacks appears to have caught fire. As a result of the tornado, 100 people were killed, hundreds were injured, and the property damage was in the millions.
2003/06/18: The tornado that struck on April 6, 1936 is considered one of the worst in American history, in terms of casualties and property damage. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal076
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal076
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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