Close up view of debris, including twisted metal and wood, from the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Buildings with their facades damaged or completely gone are seen further down the street. The tornado killed an estimated...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Debris; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Men
View of rubble and debris on Market Street following the tornado that struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. Horses, carriages, and people on foot are in front of several buildings in the background that were damaged by the tornado. The...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Churches; Buildings; Ruins; Debris; St. John's Church (Louisville, Ky.)
The wall of the front of St. John's Church is left standing while the rest of the church and rectory are gone, following the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. St. John's Church, located at 1115 W. Jefferson, was built in...
Warehouses; Tobacco industry; Tornadoes; Disasters; Carriages & coaches; Men
View of the debris from the remains of at least one tobacco warehouse, located on West Main, following the tornado that struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. Ruined buildings and an intact smokestack are in the background. A tall utility...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fraternal lodges; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wreckage of Odd Fellows Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The top story is collapsed, and debris is spread around the building. Three people appear to be repairing the street, while another is walking...
Three men stand outside a house that appears to have been knocked off its foundation by a tornado. The vehicles parked to the right of the house indicate that this could not have been the tornado that struck Louisville on March 27, 1890. Title...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Falls City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings
Ruins of Falls City Hall at 1126 West Market Street. Large piles of rubble on a lot surrounded by standing buildings. People pass by on the street on foot and in a wagon. A tornado struck Louisville on March 27, 1890. Caption: Louisville Tornado....
Ruins of Sacred Heart Church at Broadway and 17th Street. Shell of a brick church whose roof and brick walls have collapsed. A tornado struck Louisville on March 27, 1890. Caption: Louisville Tornado. Wreck of Church of Sacred Heart - Interior....
A dead swan lies on the ground in front of a twisted tree and limbs. Two damaged buildings are in the background. The damage was caused by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and...
Several horses and carriages are on the street in front of piles of debris and the remains of a tobacco warehouse. The damage was done by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and...
Two men and four boys stand in the street in front of the entrance gate at Baxter Square Park. Iron bars are bent over from the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Damaged homes sit across the street. Purchased in 1880,...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Men; Falls City Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
People standing on the wreckage of Falls City Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, following the tornado which struck on March 27, 1890. There were over 200 people in the building when it collapsed, and while accounts vary, at least 55 people died. The...
A man stands in front of a house on Madison Street destroyed by the tornado that struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
Bricks and rubble from damaged buildings lie in Market Street following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. A sign advertising "Montgomery & Bailey's," a candy manufacturer located at 1018 W. Market...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fraternal lodges; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wreckage of Odd Fellows Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The top story is collapsed, and debris is spread around the building. A pile of bricks and iron rods are in the foreground. Originally called...
Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Parks; Men; Fences; Trees
The corner of Baxter Square Park showing uprooted trees after the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. Two men stand in front of the iron fence surrounding the park. Rubble and damaged buildings sit along the street in the...
Buildings; Tornadoes; Disasters; Debris; Men; Women
Men stand perilously close to a structure with the roof collapsed following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Men and women are on the sidewalk walking past other damaged buildings at the corner of Eleventh Street and...
Crowds; Houses; Tornadoes; Disasters; Debris; Trees
A group of people, including several children and a man holding a baby, stand amidst the wreckage of a home in Louisville destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Two trees stand in front of the house on Chapel...
Large pile of bricks from buildings damaged in the tornado, which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Damaged buildings, a horse and carriage, and a horse tram are along Main Street in the background. The tornado killed an estimated 100...
Large building damaged during the tornado, which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The roof has collapsed, and debris litters the street in front of the building. Many other damaged buildings are in the background. The tornado killed an...
