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...
Railroads; Railroad stations; Debris; Tornadoes; Disasters; Union Depot (Louisville, Ky.)
Debris, train sheds and a tilted passenger train car at Union Depot following the tornado. Union Depot, located at Seventh Street and River, was demolished by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Carriages & coaches; Men; Falls City Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Wreckage of Falls City Hall, with horses, carriages, and people in the foreground, following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. There were over 200 people in the building when it collapsed, and while accounts vary, at...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Men; Women; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Fraternal lodges; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Men and women standing in front of a damaged building, probably Oddfellows Hall, following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
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...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Debris; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Men
View of rubble and debris in the 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...
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; Men; Falls City Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Wreckage of Falls City Hall, following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. People are standing on the wreckage. There were over 200 people in the building when it collapsed, and while accounts vary, at least 55 people...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Men; Falls City Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Wreckage of Falls City Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. People are standing on the wreckage. There were over 200 people in the building when it collapsed, and while accounts vary, at least 55 people...
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...
Row of damaged houses on Broadway between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky following the tornado which struck on March 27, 1890. Several men stand on top of one of the houses and two small groups of women are standing on...
Damaged trees in Baxter Square Park, following the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. A multi-story building stands in the background. Baxter Square Park, purchased in 1880, was the first park in Louisville, Kentucky. The...
Pile of bricks, rubble, and debris from a severely damaged warehouse following the tornado which hit Louisville, Ky. on March 27, 1890. Other buildings sit in the background. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured.
Aerial view of a building with a collapsed roof and full of rubble and debris following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The building, possibly a tobacco warehouse, was located on Main Street between Eighth Street and...
Street scene in the vicinity of Ninth Street and Main Street following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. Several horses and carriages are parked or travelling down the street among the damaged buildings. There were many...
Damaged buildings following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Horses and wagons jam the street, with those in the foreground carrying hogsheads. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured....
Rooftop view of damaged buildings along Main Street, with piles of debris in the foreground following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. There were many tobacco warehouses located on Main Street, and many of these were...
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...
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...
