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

C. Smith's residence after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota
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.
1883 - 1908
1998.101.0011
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