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 County: McLennan County, TX
 Collection: Rescuing Texas History, 2006
[Collapsed building from Waco Tornado]

[Collapsed building from Waco Tornado]

Date: 1953-05-12
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Photo of a collapsed building resulting from the Waco tornado of 1953. Austin, Texas.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Craig Morris and Alf Morris Jr. at Waco, Texas]

[Craig Morris and Alf Morris Jr. at Waco, Texas]

Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Description: (back of photo) Alf (right) Fall 1956 at Waco, Texas. The other (left) is Craig (M.D.) his brother. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Holding Partner: Palestine Public Library
[Debris on street from Waco Tornado]

[Debris on street from Waco Tornado]

Date: 1953-05-12
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Photo of debris in street from the Waco tornado, 1953. Austin, Texas.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Destroyed Building, possibly the R.T. Dennis building

Destroyed Building, possibly the R.T. Dennis building

Date: 1953-05-12
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Unidentified men stand or sit around and on an unknown building demolished by a tornado in Waco in 1953. This is possibly the R.T. Dennis building, a five-story building that was demolished in the tornado.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Genie Blackshear]

[Genie Blackshear]

Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W.J.
Description: (back of photo) Cousin Genie Blackshear - New York. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Holding Partner: Palestine Public Library