[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]

Photograph of partially-demolished buildings along south 5th Street in downtown Waco, Texas after a tornado, looking north. A tall building is still standing at the end of the street (left) and a sign is partially visible for the Roosevelt Hotel on the right side of the image. There are work vehicles in the street.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]

Destroyed buildings in downtown Waco.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed car in road after Waco tornado]

Crews clean up debris at night.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People among debris after Waco tornado]

People in uniform in a group among destroyed buildings at night.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School- "three sites"

school building under construction
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School - "three sites"

school buildings
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School - "three sites"

Anderson High School buildings.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School- "three sites"

house different angle
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High school - "three sites"

House
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emma Long Meeting

Two men and councilwoman Emma Long shaking hands
Date: February 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emma Long Meeting

City Councilwoman, Emma Long preparing to shake hands
Date: February 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Destroyed Building, possibly the R.T. Dennis building

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.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collapsed building from Waco Tornado]

Photo of a collapsed building resulting from the Waco tornado of 1953. Austin, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Debris on street from Waco Tornado]

Photo of debris in street from the Waco tornado, 1953. Austin, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History