Louisville Tornado. Entrance to Baxter Square--3 inch iron rods bent and sign torn away.
Title
Louisville Tornado . Entrance to Baxter Square--3 inch iron rods bent and sign torn away .
Creator
Barker, George, 1844-1894 (photographer)
Description
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 , Baxter Park was the first park in Louisville , Kentucky . The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured .
Subject
Tornadoes Disasters Parks Men Boys Houses
Location Depicted
Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) Baxter Square Park (Louisville, Ky.) Russell (Louisville, Ky.)
Date Original
1890
Object Type
Stereographs
Source
3.5 x 7 in. b&w stereograph. Item no. 1999.36.008 in Wilburn Stereograph Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Stereographic Views of Louisville and Beyond, 1850s - 1930
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/stereograph/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1999.36.008
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Stereographic views of Louisville and beyond, 1850s - 1930
