40th & Emile Streets, Omaha, Nebraska, damage probably from tornado of March 23, 1913
Description
Black and white photograph (11 x 7 cm.) with a view of damaged area in Omaha, Nebraska, probably after the Easter Tornado of March 23, 1913. The house standing is identified by Thomas C. Heenan on the reverse as being located on the southwest corner of 40th & Emile Streets, Omaha, Nebraska. Also on the reverse written in pen is: From Frank Hummel, probably 1913 tornado.
Few disasters have devastated Omaha as completely as the Easter Tornado of March 23, 1913. The storm descended with terrible force just after Easter services on Sunday evening. The tornado created a path of destruction seven miles long and a quarter mile wide. It killed 140 Omahans and injured 400 others.
Omaha Public Library
