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Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are men on the roof of a building and some on the ground working, with a crane on the right. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a destroyed building with a sign that shows an employees entrance to the receiving department. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a tilted sign that reads, "End of the ---" and is in front of an intact building. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. Photo of a home after the tornado with men at work on repairs. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. This Photo shows trees after the tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is what appears to be a barn with a hayloft in the Photo. Location unknown.
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Photo is believed to be related to the tornado that hit Rockford in 1928. In the center is a building with a water tower at a distance. Part of brick wall stands at the left next to a barbed wire fence. Debris litters the ground. This photo has a…
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Photo is believed to be related to the tornado that hit Rockford in 1928, because of it's placement among other Photos; however, the back is stamped with the date September 4, 1946. The building in this picture is missing it's roof as well as much of…
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Photo is believed to be related to the tornado that hit Rockford in 1928 because of it's placement among other photos; however, the back is stamped with the date September 4, 1946. The building in this picture is missing it's roof as well as much of…
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are three small houses with a group of people near the middle house. The three houses have all lost their roofs. Three men walk along the side of the middle house to the rear. Two babies are…
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. On the right there is a two story building with railings and on the left, two men are looking at the debris. They are standing behind wire fencing. There is a large abundance of debris scattered…
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are two houses, seen from the back. The light colored house appears to have roof damage, and debris and fallen trees are in the yards.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. This Photo shows the side of a house that has damage to the first story roof. The roof appears to have broken away from the side of the house and is slanting downward. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. A brick building is standing with lumber debris in front. Another building is standing behind it to the right, along with its water tower. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are three houses, the middle house has major roof damage and is numbered 410. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a house at the center with major roof damage. Debris lays in front of the house. A barrel and wheel sit at the bottom right. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is damage to three houses and the middle house looks to have been the most damaged. A couple walks down the sidewalk in front of the camera while a boy stands on the debris to the right.…
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are four men standing in front of a house that has lost its top. The house next to it appears to have little damage. Debris litters the ground and a fire hydrant stands to the left of the men.…
Brownwood Street, Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado on 1415 and 1411 Brownwood Street. Lumber debris is lying in piles and a part of a brick building stands at the right with a sign that reads "Office." A truck is to the left of this building and two…
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are train tracks in the foreground and behind them is a group of people looking at the wreckage. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. In the foreground there is a telephone pole and behind it is a mass of broken, twisted, and littered lumber. Two men are standing in front of the telephone pole. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged during the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a home damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of homes damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. There are young boys surveying the damage. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of homes damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of men and children surveying the damage after the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a severely damaged building by railroad tracks after the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of men and children surveying the damage after the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a home damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado. A group of people are looking through the wreckage. Location unknown.
19th Avenue and 7th Street Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a house at 19th Avenue and 7th Street damaged by 1928 Rockford Tornado.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the damage from the 1928 Rockford tornado. There is a house missing the entire front and roof of the house. This is the same house as 2012.3.13, 76.31.8, 2008.1.111, 2012.3.30 but a different view. Location unknown.
Elco Tool Company Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the Elco Tool building tornado damage in 1928.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of homes destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado with several automobiles in Photo. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of homes destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado with several automobiles in Photo. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building destroyed by the 1928 Rockford tornado while several men and a child look on. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a home damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado with people surveying the damage. Location unknown.
Factory B Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the Factory B building completely demolished by the 1928 Rockford tornado. The front of the Photo reads, "Chair Factory B."
Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company building after the 1928 tornado. The caption on the back reads, "After tornado, worst in Rockford history. Great damage in southeast, fatalities."
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of a building damaged by the 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.
Rockford Tornado Damage, 1928
Photo of men and women milling around outside of home after 1928 Rockford tornado. Location unknown.