- Collection:
- Hall County Georgia Historical Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Photograph of tornado destruction, 1936 April
- Date of Original:
- 1936-04
- Subject:
- Tornadoes--Georgia--Gainesville
Tornado damage--Georgia--Gainesville
Fires--Georgia--Gainesville
Natural disasters--Georgia--Gainesville
Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--Gainesville
Disaster relief--Georgia--Gainesville
Central commercial districts--Georgia--Gainesville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/x-mrsid
- Description:
- The county courthouse, city hall, and practically all the business district were in ruins after the tornado struck Gainesville on Monday morning, April 6, 1936. The water mains were useless and the fire department buried in rubbles while black smoke from fires billowed from two business blocks. From Brice, W. M. City Laid Waste. C. 1936, 1964. Used by permission of Copyright holders.
Digitized by: Digital Techniques, Inc.
Electronic version made available through a federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant and Georgia Public Library Services. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hall_hchp_0129
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hall/hchp/do:0129
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Name of photograph], Hall County, Georgia historical photograph collection, Hall County Library System.
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 18 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Hall County Library System (Ga.)
- Rights:
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