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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior of M. A. Toole Grocery

Group of unidentified men stand outside of the M. A. Toole Grocery store at night.
Date: May 12, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A large group of employees in front of the Jefferson Chemical Company plant]

A large group of employees from the Jefferson Chemical Company posing for a photo out in front of the plant.
Date: May 12, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees of Jefferson Chemical Company in front of the plant]

A group of employees from the Jefferson Chemical Company posing for a photo out in front of the plant. Two of the employees in the front row of the group are holding up a trophy.
Date: May 12, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Boyce House] (open access)

[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Boyce House]

A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Boyce House, who supported W.O. Reed for lieutenant-governor and included a brochure promoting Reed for that position.
Date: May 12, 1950
Creator: House, Boyce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Promotion to General

Photograph of a group of men standing at a ceremony promoting Col. Paul L. Wakefield to Lt. General.
Date: May 12, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]

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