1893 Pomeroy, Iowa Tornado ~ Photos & Article

This is an original page extracted from an 1893 issue of Harper's Weekly.

Photos of the tornado that devastated Pomeroy Iowa on July 6, 1893. Reverse side contains the accompanying article.

Photos show: a whole family taken out dead; view from the West; the morning after the storm; city school building; general view of section of ruined city; remains of the Methodist Church; view of ruins from the southeast; where a barn once stood.

Title: (printed below image) The Recent Cyclone at Pomeroy, Iowa. From copyrighted photographs by F.A. Garrison

Approximate Page Size: (in inches) 11 x 16

Condition: VG