Two men and a woman surveying damage from tornado, Beecher, Michigan

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Description

View of a woman and two men surveying the damage left by tornado that touched down in Beecher, a community near Flint, Michigan. Woman wears cast, has bandage on forehead, and walks with a cane. Destroyed house and debris 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:: bh019897
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.