Wide angle view of Tenth Street and Market Street following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. A horse-drawn tram sits in the middle of the street, with piles of debris along the sidewalks in front of buildings on both...
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...
Formerly the Benjamin Franklin School, this photograph shows the property for sale and solicits bids for demolishing the building. The sign reads, "FOR SALE. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Business Director of the Board...
Trees, debris, and buildings in the vicinity of Fifteenth Street and Chestnut Street that were damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Two women are in the street in the foreground. The tornado killed an estimated...
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...
Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Men; Women
People are standing in front of debris and buildings in the area of Eighteenth Street and Market Street. The buildings were damaged by the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and...
Address: 1934 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the side of this brick building is the remnant of a sign that is mostly illegible. The word at the top may be acorn for Acorn Used Furniture which was located at 1930 W. Market Street....
Stone building submerged in water from the 1937 flood up to near the top of a doorway at the National Distillers' Sunnybrook or Sunny Brook plant. A taller brick building is in the background. Copy photograph.
Brick building, the National Distillers' Sunnybrook or Sunny Brook plant on 28th Street side, with water about halfway up a doorway. A dark diagonal line near the top of the building indicates how deep the water was. Copy photograph.
Streets; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Community centers
The southeast corner of Magazine Street at 9th Street looking east. Intersection of two brick streets with a sign for the Booker T. Washington Community Centre hanging from a building at the corner.
