- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of people shifting through debris in front of the office of located on Main Street, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, 1936 Apr. 6]
- Date of Original:
- 1936
- Subject:
- Business--Georgia--Gainesville
Disasters--Georgia--Gainesville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Gainesville, April 6, 1936. People shift through debris in front of the office of The Gainesville News located on Main Street. The destruction was caused by a tornado which struck the city. The tornado caused the death of over 100 people, hundreds were injured, and the property damage was in the millions. The business of N.C. White, a photographer, seen at the right.
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_hal078
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal078
- 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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