House destroyed by tornado, Beecher, Michigan

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House destroyed by tornado, Beecher, Michigan

Description

View of a house destroyed by tornado that touched down in Beecher, a community near Flint, Michigan. Houses and automobiles in background. The tornado, which struck Genesee County, Michigan on June 8, 1953, is considered to be one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.

Details

Creator:: DeDominces, Thomas
Resource ID:: bh019903
Subject:: Tornado damage--Michigan--Beecher; Tornadoes--Michigan--Beecher; Lost architecture--Michigan--Beecher; Photographers--Michigan--Beecher; Photographic prints
Date:: 1953-06
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: M/Localities-Flint-Tornado, 1953
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.