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1. A timber blown through an oak tree by the force of the storm, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Cook, J. C.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
A timber was impaled through a fourteen inch oak tree by the force of the 1883 tornado. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

2. Children sitting among the ruins of the Rochester Harvester Works after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Cook, J. C.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
Two children are sitting on piles of bricks at the rear of the destroyed Rochester Harvester Works building. Piles of lumber and bricks surround the children. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

3. C. Smith's residence after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Cook, J. C.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The destroyed C. Smith's residence is shown with the roof on the ground. In front of the collapsed building in a pile of rubble is a boot and a stove. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

4. Proud residence after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Cook, J. C.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The destroyed Proud's residence is shown in this photo with the wagon wheels among the debris in the front. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

5. Weber residence after the tornado of 1883, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Cook, J. C.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
A man is leaning against a wall of the Weber's residence. Another wall lies flat on the ground and the roof is missing. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

6. Damage to residential section after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
A dirt road is flanked on both sides by destroyed and damaged homes. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

7. View of Cole's Mill showing the damage to the mill and mill race by the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The mill race is filled with debris and an overturned railroad car. The damaged Cole's Mill is in the background. A horse and buggy stand near the mill. John M. Cole, the proprietor of the mill was found dead in the street between the mill and his residence. He had apparently left the mill to go home when he was killed by the storm. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

8. View of South Broadway showing the destruction caused by the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The object in the foreground is a roll of tin that was torn off the Heaney Building by the 1883 tornado. The Heaney Block is on the right, with the Cook House across the street (to the left of Heaney Block). On the 3rd floor of Heaney Hall, Dr. William Worrall Mayo set up a temporary hospital for the care of those injured in the tornado. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

9. View of the Heaney Block on South Broadway showing the destruction caused by the tornado of 1883, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The tin from the roof of the Heaney Block was rolled up and dropped on the street by the force of the tornado. Just to the left (south) is the Cook House, built in 1869. The Heaney Block was built by Daniel Heaney in 1866. It was in this building, on the 3rd floor, where Dr. William W. Mayo set up temporary hospital for the care of those injured in the tornado. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

10. View of Cole's Mill and railroad tracks showing the devastation after the tornado of 1883, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
Cole's Mill is viewed from the mill race showing six overturned railroad cars and another railroad car at the end of the race. The mill was extensively damaged by the 1883 tornado. John M. Cole, the proprietor of the mill was found dead in the street between the mill and his residence. He had apparently left the mill to go home when he was killed by the storm. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

11. View of Cole's Mill and railroad tracks showing the devastation caused by the tornado of 1883, Rochester, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
The railroad tracks leading up to Cole's Mill are blocked by an overturned railroad car. John M. Cole, the proprietor of the mill was found dead in the street between the mill and his residence. He had apparently left the mill to go home when he was killed by the storm. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs
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