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[Pauline Green]

Pauline Green - Rusk School - Grade 3

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Sarah Handorf]

Sarah Handorf - Rusk School - Grade 2

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Donald Bowden]

School portrait of Donald Bowden when he was a first grade student at Rusk School in Palestine, Texas. Bowden is seated and visible from the waist up, wearing a light-colored shirt and overalls. There is a line border around the image with the word "Palestine" written at the bottom and the date "1947'48" written along the right side.

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Ray Berryhill]

Ray Berryhill - Rusk School - Grade 3

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Wilbur Gilbreath]

Wilbur Gilbreath - Rusk School - Grade 3

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Ward Pieper]

Ward Pieper - Rusk School - Grade 1

Date: [1947..1948]

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

After Higgins Tornado from Truck Bed

View of cars and tornado damage to fence with metal truck bed in lower frame.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: Russell Minton

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Vehicles and a Damaged Building After a Tornado]

Photograph of a damaged two-story building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In front of the building is a trailer and large pole with a wire going to the ground. There are two old cars and an old truck on the left side of the frame; in the foreground is a dirt road that leads to the building.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Broken Trees and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of snapped tree limbs and debris that includes wooden boards and furniture after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a damaged two-story building and a trailer.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris and Vehicles After Tornado

Photograph of a road with old cars and trucks traveling on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background are bare trees, a car, and debris. In the foreground is a partial view of a vehicle and debris.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Overturned Vehicle and Debris After a Tornado]

Photograph of a landscape of bare trees and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an overturned vehicle. In the foreground is a puddle of mud.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Fallen Buildings and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of several people standing amongst a large pile of debris that includes wooden boards, pipes, and scrap metal after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a badly damaged building. On the right side of the frame is a road with vehicles and in the foreground on the right side of the frame is an old truck.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Wooden Boards and Sacks After Tornado]

Photograph of a pile of sacks and a pile of wooden boards after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In the background are trees, poles, farm equipment, and smoke. In the foreground is a dirt road.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Destroyed Cars After Tornado

Photograph of two old cars ruined by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The car in the foreground is upside-down and crumpled. The car in the back ground is badly bent. There is debris all over the ground. In the background are two bare trees.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris and Damaged Buildings After Tornado

Photograph of a pile of debris that includes pieces of metal, wooden boards and tree limbs after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the foreground is a patch of grass and a puddle. In the background are several damaged trees and small buildings.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris After Tornado

Photograph of large piles of debris that includes fallen walls, wooden boards, and tree limbs after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an old car and in the background a two-story building. On the right side of the frame is a road and several vehicles. There are many bare trees throughout the photograph.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Cars Driving After Tornado

Photograph of several cars and trucks driving towards the left side of the frame after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is one car driving the opposite direction and a police car parked on the side of the road. On the ground lining the road are trees and fallen trees.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Cars and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of a dirt road with fallen trees, old cars, and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the near foreground is a view of metal sidings, possibly the back of a truck.

Date: April 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris on Road AFter Tornado

Photograph of a dirt road with scattered debris on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is the road, on the right side is a fenced off field. In the foreground is the hood of an old truck.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Vehicles and Fallen Structure After Tornado]

Photograph of a fallen wooden structure after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the left side of the frame is a row of vehicles. and a damaged sidewalk. In the background are damaged buildings.

Date: April 9, 1947

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Badly Damaged Building After Tornado

Photograph of a two-story brick building that has been badly damaged after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone, window screens hang from the second story windows, and the roof is missing. The foreground is covered in debris, including bricks and wooden boards. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "Insurance".

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Car Dented with Bricks After Tornado

Photograph of a car badly dented with bricks after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a row of damaged store fronts. The signs on the stores read, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In the background on the left side of the frame is a group of men with a ladder and a man on top of the store's awning. On the right side of the frame behind the car is a group of men in hat and a boy carrying a broom.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Group of Men and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of large piles of debris covering the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There are three men talking to each other on the left side of the frame. In the center is another group of men all looking the same direction. All the men wear jackets and hat and are in front of a partially standing wall. The debris includes large pieces of metal siding, bricks, and fencing.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Debris and Men After Tornado

Photograph of the ground covered with debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The debris includes wooden boards, pieces of metal, and tires. There are three men in hats standing on the right side of the frame. In the background is an old car and a wooden building.

Date: April 9, 1947

Creator: McCurry, J. W.

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

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