Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of an electric pole destroyed by a tornado. In the background, there are two parked cars, a destroyed house, and other wreckage.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a stadium destroyed by a tornado. In the foreground, there is a field of wreckage and puddles of water. In the background, there is a set of bleachers.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a windmill destroyed by a tornado. Debris is surrounding the windmill. Amongst the debris, there is a couch, wooden chair, and a reclining chair.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a group of police officers on the side of a road after a tornado. Some of the officers are standing, and others are sitting on motorcycles. Behind them are parked cars. In the background, there is wreckage from the tornado.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a group of people standing outside after a tornado. A group of men are standing in the foreground. Behind them, there is a car that says "The Salvation Army Odessa, Texas" on the side; the car's back and side doors are open. A group of women, men, and children are standing at the back of the car. Wreckage from the tornado is surrounding the group.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a building destroyed by a tornado. Some of the walls of the building are still standing. Two men are standing inside of it. In the foreground, there is a row of lawn chairs along a fence; part of the fence is destroyed.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of an unidentified woman surrounded by debris after a tornado.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a tornado's damage to homes in Fort Knox. The roof of one of the houses is missing. There are two small sheds that have damage on both sides of the house. There is debris strewn about the grass in front of the house. A puddle of water can be seen in the foreground.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of four women, a child, and a man standing amongst wreckage cause by a tornado. In front of the group, there is a mattress and bed frame. Behind the group, there is a destroyed house. In the background, there are damaged houses.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of wreckage caused by a tornado. There is a destroyed house with a destroyed car in front of it. An undamaged car is parked beside the destroyed car. In the foreground, there is a man leaning on another car. In the background, there are other damaged houses.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of a house destroyed by a tornado. In the foreground, there is debris in and around a puddle of water. In the background, there are other damaged houses.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of broken and uprooted trees caused by a tornado. In the foreground, there is a road and a puddle of water. In the background, there are damaged houses and debris.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of four men amongst wreckage caused by a tornado. The men are standing around a trailer with debris in it. In the background, there is a destroyed house and other debris.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of wreckage caused by a tornado. Debris is scattered about, and there are several broken trees. In the background, there are damaged electric poles.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tornado in Knox City

Photograph of the damage after a tornado in Knox City, Texas. There is a neighborhood with cars, streets, and homes. Many of the houses are damaged, and a field is strewn with debris. Image taken from the upper floor of the County Hospital.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

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Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Davenport will be the speaker at the General Agents and Managers club luncheon Mon."
Date: January 16, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History