- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Postcard of debris and damaged buildings, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, 1936 Apr. 6]
- Date of Original:
- 1936
- Subject:
- Tornadoes--Georgia--Gainesville
Disasters--Georgia--Gainesville
Cities and towns--Georgia--Gainesville
Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--Gainesville
Rubble--Georgia--Gainesville
Trucks--Georgia--Gainesville
Hall County Courthouse (Gainesville, Ga.)
Federal Building (Gainesville, Ga.)
First Baptist Church (Gainesville, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Gainesville, April 6, 1936. Destruction and debris caused to part of the downtown area when a tornado struck the city. Note the crushed automobiles and trucks. Over 100 people were killed, hundreds were injured, and the property damage was in the millions.
2003/07/10: The tornado that struck Gainesville on April 6, 1936 is considered one of the worst in terms of casualties and property damage. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal110
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal110
- 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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