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.
Railroads; Railroad stations; Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Union Depot (Louisville, Ky.)
The remains of Union Depot, located at Seventh Street and River, which was demolished by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
Railroads; Railroad stations; Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Union Depot (Louisville, Ky.)
The remains of Union Depot, located at Seventh Street and River, which was demolished by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. People are standing in front of and on top of a collapsed train shed. The tornado killed an...
Railroads; Railroad stations; Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Union Depot (Louisville, Ky.)
The remains of Union Depot, located at Seventh Street and River, which was demolished by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. People are standing in front of and on top of a collapsed train shed. The tornado killed an...
Building damaged by the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The roof and the second floor, particularly the windows, are severely damaged. Several people are standing on the street in front of the building. The tornado...
Railroads; Railroad stations; Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Union Depot (Louisville, Ky.)
Rear portion of Union Depot, located at Seventh Street and River, which was demolished by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
Three buildings in the vicinity of Baxter Square Park that were severely damaged by the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The roofs are gone from two of the buildings. People stand amidst the rubble in front of the...
Damaged rear of Phoenix Storage Co., located from 910-928 West Main Street. The building was damaged by the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
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...
Front of a building on Market Street between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street that was damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The walls of the building have been peeled away, so that the inside rooms of the three...
Piles of the remains of several buildings following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Part of the front wall of one building facing the street is standing with the word "Louisville" painted across what was the...
Piles of the remains of several buildings following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Part of the front wall of one building facing the street is standing with the word "Louisville" painted across what was the...
A loose crowd stands along Jefferson Street, while a horse-drawn tram passes on the road. Buildings damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890, stand on the other side of the street. On the near side of the street, one...
An African American man is leaning against a piece of fence standing between structures that have been completely destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Other damaged buildings are in the background in the...
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...
Buildings along Ninth Street damaged during the tornado, which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The Ohio River is in the background. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured. Image is a copy of a stereograph.
Ruins of a church building behind an iron fence -- St. John's Episcopal Church at 1115 West Jefferson Street. The building still stands but has no roof and is missing most of the front wall. A pile of rubble lies in front of the building. A woman...
