Easter Sunday 1913 Omaha Tornado
On Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, a devestating tornado struck the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Linked below are the 32 pages of a photo documentary published by the Omaha Bee newspaper soon after the event.
| Cover page |
Introduction |
North 24th St., car line tied up near Lake St. |
| 42nd and Harney Sts, view to south-west |
Plymouth Congregational Church, 20th and Spencer Sts., in midst of densest devastation |
Sacred Heart Convent, 36th and Burt Sts. |
| 38th st., near California St., Sacred Heart Convent in distance |
Electric garage, 40th and Farnam Sts. |
Getting together |
| 42nd and Harney Sts., looking north-west, Dr. H.A. Senter residence second from corner |
Removing debris at 28th and Parker Sts. |
The remains of W.W. Slabaugh's home, 104 No. 40th St. |
| Lake St, between 23rd and 24th Sts. |
24th and Lake Sts., where the most damage was done |
Dr. D.C. Bryant residence, 16th and Binney Sts. |
| Trinity M.E. Church, 21st and Binney Sts. |
Crowd at Idlewild Hall, before lines were stretched, viewing recovery of bodies |
Militiamen in Bemis Park, 33rd and Cuming Sts., looking north |
| 42nd and Harney Sts., looking west |
311 North 38th Ave, home of Mrs. Victor H. Coffman |
42nd and Farnam Sts., toward the east |
| Residence at 2704 North 20th St., where two lives were lost |
Wst on California St., about 38th, in fashionable residential district, showing homes of A.S. Billings, Jr., E.W. Dixon and Arthur Brandeis |
Eighteenth and Binney Sts., looking west; old trees laid low |
| Freak of the wind - timber driven into piano |
Ruins of German Lutheran Church at 28th and Parker Streets |
Child Saving Institute, showing window from which baby was blown |
| 3465 California, Edward C. Sels residence |
Looking south on 19th Ave. and Locust St., where ruin is complete |
Exhuming bodies from Idlewild Hall, north 24th St., where 25 were killed |
| 38th St., near Davenport St. |
Back cover |
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Listed below are links to additional pictures of the damage left by the tornado which struck the city of Omaha on March 23, 1913.
HistoricOmaha.com homepage
