United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.824071936-04The 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.image/x-mrsidForms part of: Hall County, Georgia historical photograph collection.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Tornadoes--Georgia--GainesvilleTornado damage--Georgia--GainesvilleFires--Georgia--GainesvilleNatural disasters--Georgia--GainesvilleBuildings--Natural disaster effects--Georgia--GainesvilleDisaster relief--Georgia--GainesvilleCentral commercial districts--Georgia--GainesvillePhotograph of tornado destruction, 1936 AprilStillImage