
The great tornado at St. Louis, MO. and E. St. Louis, Ill’s . May 27th 1896
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The great tornado at St. Louis, MO. and E. St. Louis, Ill’s . May 27th 1896, Kurz & Allison (1896), Library of Congress. Via artnap.com
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A dramatic lithographic panorama shows a tornado tearing through the riverfront city, with a steamboat overturned in the river and a bridge in the background. Surrounding vignettes depict rescue work, wrecked buildings, flooded streets, and makeshift morgues and relief efforts. The print, produced by Kurz & Allison in 1896, documents the great tornado of May 27, 1896 at St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois.

































